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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apart; into pieces |
| Synonyms: | disconnected, disjoined, divided, in half, loose, separated, split, to shreds, torn |
| Antonyms: | together |
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| Main Entry: | loose |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not tight; unconstrained |
| Synonyms: | apart, asunder, at large, baggy, clear, detached, disconnected, easy, escaped, flabby, flaccid, floating, free, hanging, insecure, lax, liberated, limp, loosened, movable, not fitting, relaxed, released, separate, slack, slackened, sloppy, unattached, unbolted, unbound, unbuttoned, uncaged, unclasped, unconfined, unconnected, undone, unfastened, unfettered, unhinged, unhooked, unlatched, unlocked, unpinned, unrestrained, unrestricted, unsecured, unshackled, untied, wobbly |
| Notes: | loose means not restrained, fastened, confined or attached, while lose means fail to keep or to maintain or fail to win |
| Antonyms: | constrained, restricted, taut, tight |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disconnected |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, apart, apportioned, asunder, cut apart, cut in two, detached, disassociated, discrete, disembodied, disjointed, distant, distributed, disunited, divergent, divided, divorced, far between, free, in halves, independent, isolated, loose, marked, parted, partitioned, put asunder, removed, scattered, set apart, set asunder, severed, sovereign, sundered, unattached, unconnected |
| Antonyms: | combined, connected, joined, mixed, together, united |
| Main Entry: | divided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached |
| Synonyms: | apart, asunder, branched, cleft, disunity, incomplete, partite, prorated, reft, split, unattached |
| Antonyms: | undivided |
| Main Entry: | relaxed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loose |
| Synonyms: | apart, asunder, at large, baggy, clear, detached, disconnected, easy, escaped, flabby, flaccid, floating*, free, hanging, insecure, lax, liberated, limp, loosened, movable, not fitting, released, separate, slack, slackened, sloppy, unattached, unbolted, unbound, unbuttoned, uncaged, unclasped, unconfined, unconnected, undone, unfastened, unfettered, unhinged, unhooked, unlatched, unlocked, unpinned, unrestrained, unrestricted, unsecured, unshackled, untied, wobbly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unconfined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loose |
| Synonyms: | 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, on the loose, 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | loose |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
detached, disheveled, dégagé, flaccid, flapping, immiscible, incoherent, lax, loose, non-adhesive, relaxed, segregated, slack, streaming, uncombined, unconsolidated, withy-cragged
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