Definitions

on the loose

ADJECTIVE

free

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able at large clear easy independent loose open unfettered unrestricted

STRONG

allowed disengaged escaped familiar forward frank liberal liberated permitted relaxed

WEAK

at liberty casual fancy-free footloose free-spirited free-wheeling informal lax off the hook on one's own unattached uncommitted unconfined unconstrained unengaged unhampered unimpeded unobstructed unregulated untrammeled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blocked closed repressed restricted strict

STRONG

reserved

WEAK

confined limited restrained suppressed

ADJECTIVE

unconfined

Synonyms

WEAK

apart asunder at large at liberty baggy clear detached disconnected easy escaped flabby flaccid floating free free as a bird hanging insecure lax liberated limp loosened movable not fitting relaxed released separate slack slackened sloppy unattached unbolted unbound unbuttoned uncaged unclasped unconnected undone unfastened unfettered unhinged unhooked unlatched unlocked unpinned unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled untied wobbly

Example Sentences

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Tiny dog on the loose holds up San Francisco trains.

From MarketWatch

I was next to Togbe on the bench, sharpening the blade of a hoe while he worked on the loose handle of a cutlass.

From Literature

“They told me a suspect was on the loose and that police were holding a perimeter. I didn’t know he was armed,” Hammitt said.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, seven menacing figures in shaggy bleached-blond wigs are on the loose, looking like the world’s most dangerous bubblegum pop band.

From The Wall Street Journal

Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St Louis, Missouri, sparking confusion and concern from the city's animal control officials, who said they do not know where the primates came from.

From BBC

on the loose

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