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loosened

ADJECTIVE

detached

Synonyms

STRONGEST

isolated removed severed

STRONG

disjoined divided emancipated free isolate loose separate

WEAK

alone apart discrete unaccompanied unconnected

Antonyms

WEAK

attached biased combined compassionate connected coupled engaged interested linked merged sympathetic united

ADJECTIVE

loose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baggy lax relaxed sloppy

STRONG

clear detached disconnected easy floating free hanging liberated limp released separate slack slackened unbolted unbound unbuttoned unclasped undone unfastened unhinged unhooked unlocked unpinned untied

WEAK

apart asunder at large flabby flaccid insecure movable not fitting unattached uncaged unconfined unconnected unfettered unlatched unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled wobbly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strict tight

STRONG

hindered rigid stiff

WEAK

constrained restricted taut

ADJECTIVE

relaxed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detached easy

STRONG

clear disconnected escaped floating free hanging liberated limp released separate slack slackened unbolted unbound unbuttoned unclasped undone unfastened unhinged unhooked unlocked unpinned untied

WEAK

apart asunder at large baggy flabby flaccid insecure lax movable not fitting sloppy unattached uncaged unconfined unconnected unfettered unlatched unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled wobbly

Antonyms

STRONG

connected hindered joined rigid sane stiff

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 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

Example Sentences

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All this has loosened OPEC’s grip on the U.S. economy, and Americans have felt less pain during this energy crisis.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Anxious investors worry that underwriting standards may have loosened at private-credit firms as it rapidly grew to become a $2 trillion industry.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Tlaib loosened the room immediately, teasing her teenage niece, calling her “the future” while the girl shrank in embarrassment.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

She has loosened up enough recently to occasionally order takeout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

She has loosened her laces and stretched her old running shoes to accommodate them, but she still feels like a C-grade zombie.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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