Synonyms for loosen
Definitions
- v. 1
To make loose.
After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.
- v. 2
To disengage (a device that restrains).
- v. 3
To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
- v. 4
To become loose.
I noticed that my seatbelt had gradually loosened during the journey.
Related words
- Word family
- loose
- Phrases
- loosen up loosen someone's tongue loosen someone's lips
Forms
- Past participle
- loosened
e.g. loosened → untied, unfastened, undone, unlaced…
Example sentences
- untie Tom sat down and started to untie his shoes.
- unfasten Tom and Mary tried to unfasten their seatbelts.
- unloose He sprang up and rushed across the stable to unloose the dog.
- ease I was surprised because he lifted me up with ease.
- slacken Will Australia slacken its immigration rules?
By length
- 4 letters
- ease1, undo2
- 5 letters
- loose1, relax2, tease1, untie2
- 6 letters
- unbind, unlace
- 7 letters
- release2, slacken2, unloose, unbrace
- 8 letters
- liberate3, unfasten
- 9 letters
- disengage3, untighten
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undo2 = 2 syllables).