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loose
adjective as in not tight; unconstrained
Strong matches
adjective as in indefinite, vague
adjective as in promiscuous
verb as in set free; unbind
Weak matches
- alleviate
- become unfastened
- deliver
- detach
- discharge
- disconnect
- disengage
- disenthrall
- disjoin
- ease
- ease off
- emancipate
- extricate
- free
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- manumit
- mitigate
- relax
- release
- separate
- slacken
- unbar
- unbolt
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unchain
- unclasp
- undo
- unfasten
- unfix
- unhitch
- unhook
- unlace
- unlash
- unlatch
- unleash
- unlock
- unloose
- unpin
- unscrew
- unsnap
- unstick
- unstrap
- untie
- untighten
- work free
- work loose
Example Sentences
The first is whether current Fed policy is tight or loose.
In Boland's following over, England fell apart in a whir of loose drives.
Duckett and Pope settled in, exploiting some uncharacteristically loose bowling from Scott Boland in particular to keep the scoreboard ticking over.
Now, jitters are growing about loose lending in those markets, set off by the sudden collapse of auto-parts conglomerate First Brands, which borrowed about $11 billion from creditors, and others.
A bright orange tarp, meant to serve as a tent, kept ripping loose in the wind.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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