loosen

[loo-suhn] / ˈlu sən /

VERB

unbind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate break up ease loose relax slacken undo unlock unscrew untie

STRONG

deliver detach discharge disconnect disengage disjoin emancipate extricate free liberate manumit mitigate release separate unbar unbolt unbuckle unbutton unchain unclasp unfasten unhitch unhook unlace unlash unleash unloose unpin unstrap

WEAK

become unfastened disenthrall ease off lax let go let out unfix unlatch unsnap unstick untighten work free work loose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase tighten

STRONG

attach button combine confine connect couple detain engage fasten hitch hold hook imprison incarcerate join keep limit link restrain unite

Example Sentences

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The currency is managed within a narrow band, but in January that band was allowed to expand with monthly inflation as part of market-friendly efforts to loosen controls.

From The Wall Street Journal

It crinkled in a way that bothered his ears, so he loosened his fingers and let it go.

From Literature

The kind words from her parents made the knot in Sadako’s stomach loosen.

From Literature

I loosened the soil around them with my cutlass and pulled out a cluster of tubers.

From Literature

Instead, Mr. Oliver suggests, among other things, meditation and yoga, explaining how these Eastern practices can help up transcend our personal preoccupations and loosen the constraints of the ego’s self-obsession.

From The Wall Street Journal

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