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un tightening
verb as in loose/loosen
Weak matches
- alleviate
- become unfastened
- break up
- 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
verb as in relax
verb as in slack/slacken
verb as in loosen
Strong matches
verb as in slacken
verb as in untighten
Weak matches
- abate
- aid
- allay
- ameliorate
- anesthetize
- appease
- assist
- assuage
- attend to
- calm
- cheer
- clear the way
- comfort
- cure
- disburden
- disengage
- doctor
- expedite
- facilitate
- forward
- free
- further
- improve
- lessen
- let up
- let up on
- lift
- lighten
- loose
- loosen
- make easier
- meliorate
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- nurse
- open the door
- pacify
- palliate
- promote
- quiet
- relax
- release
- relent
- relieve
- run interference for
- simplify
- slack
- slacken
- smooth
- soften
- soothe
- speed
- speed up
- still
- tranquilize
verb as in ease
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in ease
verb as in loose/loosen
Weak matches
- alleviate
- become unfastened
- break up
- 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
verb as in relax
verb as in slack/slacken
verb as in loosen
Strong matches
verb as in slacken
verb as in untighten
Weak matches
- abate
- aid
- allay
- ameliorate
- anesthetize
- appease
- assist
- assuage
- attend to
- calm
- cheer
- clear the way
- comfort
- cure
- disburden
- disengage
- doctor
- expedite
- facilitate
- forward
- free
- further
- improve
- lessen
- let up
- let up on
- lift
- lighten
- loose
- loosen
- make easier
- meliorate
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- nurse
- open the door
- pacify
- palliate
- promote
- quiet
- relax
- release
- relent
- relieve
- run interference for
- simplify
- slack
- slacken
- smooth
- soften
- soothe
- speed
- speed up
- still
- tranquilize
verb as in ease
Strongest matches
Strong matches
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On this page you'll find 398 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to un tightening, such as: alleviate, become unfastened, break up, deliver, detach, and discharge.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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