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be loose

VERB

hang

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attach bend cover dangle decorate drape drift flap float hold hover lean pin remain stay up stick swing wave

STRONG

adhere beetle bow cling deck depend droop drop fasten fix flop furnish impend incline loll lop lower nail overhang project rest sag tack trail

WEAK

be fastened be in mid-air be pendent be poised

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detach remove straighten unfasten

STRONG

do let go loosen release rise

Example Sentences

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Take care when combining the rice, lentils and pasta: The mix should be loose and textured, not mushy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Their membership tends to be loose and sometimes overlaps.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

You can be loose, and that transitions into your running and into your life.’”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Clothing should be loose and breathable, but cover the skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

I even walk around, bouncing lightly on each floorboard in hopes that one might be loose.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish