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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
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Example Sentences
As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.
Has L.A. figured out how to stop the epidemic it set loose on the world?
Biden is, of course, famous for being a bit loose in his public remarks.
He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.
The lads can enjoy a good pop shot, but should a woman come, all hell breaks loose.
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
"I call you," the policeman said, and stripping the saddle and bridle from his sweaty horse, turned him loose to graze.
For good or ill, the torrent of rebellion was suffered to break loose, and it soon engulfed a continent.
He rode easily, with a loose rein, and he waved his disengaged hand the instant he caught sight of the white faces.
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On this page you'll find 290 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to loose, such as: baggy, lax, relaxed, sloppy, clear, and detached.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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