Synonyms and Antonyms of loose

synonym (synonym of loose)

  • (verb.social)
    free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen
    grant freedom to; free from confinement (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    let loose, unleash
    turn loose or free from restraint (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.change)
    loosen
    make loose or looser (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    loosen, relax
    become loose or looser or less tight (verb.change)
     
  • (adj.all)
    informal
    not officially recognized or controlled (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    free, liberal
    not literal (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    lax
    emptying easily or excessively (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    unaffixed
    not affixed (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    slack
    not tense or taut (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    open
    (of textures) full of small openings or gaps (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    idle
    lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    at large, escaped, on the loose
    having escaped, especially from confinement (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior (adj.all)
     
  • (adverb)
    free
    without restraint (adverb)
     

antonym (antonym of loose)

  • (verb.change)
    stiffen
    become stiff or stiffer (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    confine, detain
    deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)
     
  • (adj.all)
    affixed
    firmly attached (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    tight
    closely constrained or constricted or constricting (adj.all)
     

also (also)

  • (adj.all)
    lax
    lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all)
     

similar (similar with loose)

  • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player (adj.all)
    uncontrolled
    not being under control; out of control (adj.all)
     
  • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps (adj.all)
    coarse, harsh
    of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles (adj.all)
     
  • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior (adj.all)
    unchaste
    not chaste (adj.all)
     
  • emptying easily or excessively (adj.all)
    regular, unconstipated
    not constipated (adj.all)
     
  • having escaped, especially from confinement (adj.all)
    free
    able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint (adj.all)
     
  • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility (adj.all)
    irresponsible
    showing lack of care for consequences (adj.all)
     
  • not carefully arranged in a package (adj.all)
    unpackaged
    not packaged or put into packets (adj.all)
     
  • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement (adj.all)
    light
    (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    shifting, unfirm
    (of soil) unstable (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    silty
    full of silt (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    unconsolidated
    loose and unstratified (adj.all)
     
  • not literal (adj.all)
    inexact
    not exact (adj.all)
     
  • not officially recognized or controlled (adj.all)
    unofficial
    not having official authority or sanction (adj.all)
     
  • not tense or taut (adj.all)
    lax
    lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all)
     
  • not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting (adj.all)
    baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy
    not fitting closely; hanging loosely (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    flyaway
    (of hair or clothing) worn loose (adj.all)
     

hypernym (loose IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • become loose or looser or less tight (verb.change)
    weaken
    become weaker (verb.change)
     
  • make loose or looser (verb.change)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • turn loose or free from restraint (verb.contact)
    let go, let go of, release, relinquish
    release, as from one's grip (verb.contact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF loose relation)

  • grant freedom to; free from confinement (verb.social)
    unspell
    release from a spell (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    unchain
    make free (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bail
    release after a security has been paid (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    run
    set animals loose to graze (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bail out
    free on bail (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    parole
    release a criminal from detention and place him on parole (verb.social)
     
  • make loose or looser (verb.change)
    relax, unbend
    make less taut (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    remit, slacken
    make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    slack
    release tension on (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    unscrew
    loosen something by unscrewing it (verb.contact)
     

cause (cause to relations of loose)

  • (verb.change)
    loose, loosen, relax
    become loose or looser or less tight (verb.change)
     

derivation (.... is derived from loose)

  • become loose or looser or less tight (verb.change)
    laxation, loosening
    the act of making something less tight (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    loosening, relaxation, slackening
    an occurrence of control or strength weakening (noun.event)
     
  • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior (adj.all)
    dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy
    dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around
    indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    licentiousness, wantonness
    the quality of being lewd and lascivious (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    slatternliness, sluttishness
    in the manner of a slattern (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.person)
    wanton
    lewd or lascivious woman (noun.person)
     
  • emptying easily or excessively (adj.all)
    diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels
    frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    laxity, laxness
    the condition of being physiologically lax (noun.state)
     
  • grant freedom to; free from confinement (verb.social)
    freeing, liberation, release
    the act of liberating someone or something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.group)
    free, free people
    people who are free (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.person)
    liberator
    someone who releases people from captivity or bondage (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.state)
    liberty
    personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression (noun.state)
     
  • not affixed (adj.all)
    looseness
    the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints (noun.attribute)
     
  • not tense or taut (adj.all)
    slack
    a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    looseness, play
    movement or space for movement (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    slack, slackness
    the quality of being loose (not taut) (noun.attribute)
     

domain category (loose is domain category of ....)

  • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player (adj.all)
    athletics, sport
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act)
     
synonym antonym also similar hypernym hyponym cause free liberate let loose unleash loosen relax stiffen confine affixed compact tight lax unchaste light shifting unfirm silty unconsolidated weaken alter change let go let go of release relax unbend remit slacken slack unscrew loosen relax
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. free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen . let loose, unleash . loosen . loosen, relax . informal . free, liberal . lax . unaffixed . slack . open . idle . at large, escaped, on the loose . easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton . free . stiffen . confine, detain . affixed . compact . tight . lax . uncontrolled . coarse, harsh . unchaste . regular, unconstipated . free . irresponsible . unpackaged . light . shifting, unfirm . silty . unconsolidated . inexact . unofficial . lax . baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy . flyaway . weaken . alter, change, modify . let go, let go of, release, relinquish . unspell . unchain . bail . run . bail out . parole . relax, unbend . remit, slacken . slack . unscrew . loose, loosen, relax . laxation, loosening . loosening, relaxation, slackening . dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy . promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around . licentiousness, wantonness . slatternliness, sluttishness . wanton . diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels . laxity, laxness . freeing, liberation, release . free, free people . liberator . liberty . looseness . slack . looseness, play . slack, slackness . athletics, sport


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