| Main Entry: | loose/loosen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set free; unbind |
Synonyms: |
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 |
Antonyms: |
bind, limit, restrict, tighten |
| Main Entry: | loosen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unbind |
Synonyms: |
alleviate, become unfastened, break up, deliver, detach, discharge, disconnect, disengage, disenthrall, disjoin, ease, ease off, emancipate, extricate, free, lax, let go, let out, liberate, loose, loosen, 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 |
Antonyms: |
tighten |
| Main Entry: | unfasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disengage |
Synonyms: |
detach, free, loosen, open, unbuckle, unbutton, undo, unhitch, unhook, unlace, unlock, unloosen, unpin, unsnap, untie |
Antonyms: |
fasten |
| Main Entry: | unravel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unfold |
Synonyms: |
decipher, disengage, disentangle, extricate, faze, ravel, resolve, separate, solve, undo, unlace, untangle, unwind |
| Main Entry: | untie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loosen a fastening |
Synonyms: |
disengage, disentangle, extricate, free, loosen, unbind, undo, unfasten, unhitch, unknot, unlace, untangle |
Antonyms: |
tie |