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Synonyms for loosen
verb unbind- alleviate
- break up
- ease
- loose
- relax
- slacken
- undo
- unlock
- unscrew
- untie
- deliver
- detach
- discharge
- disconnect
- disengage
- disjoin
- emancipate
- extricate
- free
- liberate
- manumit
- mitigate
- release
- separate
- unbar
- unbolt
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unchain
- unclasp
- unfasten
- unhitch
- unhook
- unlace
- unlash
- unleash
- unloose
- unpin
- unstrap
- become unfastened
- disenthrall
- ease off
- lax
- let go
- let out
- unfix
- unlatch
- unsnap
- unstick
- untighten
- work free
- work loose
Antonyms for loosen
- increase
- tighten
- attach
- button
- combine
- confine
- connect
- couple
- detain
- engage
- fasten
- hitch
- hold
- hook
- imprison
- incarcerate
- join
- keep
- limit
- link
- restrain
- unite
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
detach
verb. disconnect, cut off
disengage
verb. free from connection
drop
verb. let go of; fall
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.