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Detailed Synonyms for loosen in English

loosen:

to loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)

  1. to loosen
    to loosen; to unlace; to work loose; to release; to untie; to set free
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
    • unlace verbe (unlaces, unlaced, unlacing)
    • work loose verbe (works loose, worked loose, working loose)
    • release verbe (releases, released, releasing)
    • untie verbe (unties, untied, untying)
    • set free verbe (sets free, set free, setting free)
  2. to loosen
    to loosen; to unscrew; to screw off; to screw open
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
    • unscrew verbe (unscrews, unscrewed, unscrewing)
    • screw off verbe (screws off, screwed off, screwing off)
    • screw open verbe (screws open, screwed open, screwing open)
  3. to loosen
    to unravel; to untie; to fray; to loosen; to undo; to unlock; to unbutton; to ravel out
    • unravel verbe (unravels, unravelled, unravelling)
    • untie verbe (unties, untied, untying)
    • fray verbe (frays, frayed, fraying)
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
    • undo verbe (undoes, undid, undoing)
    • unlock verbe (unlocks, unlocked, unlocking)
    • unbutton verbe (unbuttons, unbuttoned, unbuttoning)
    • ravel out verbe (ravels out, ravelled out, ravelling out)
  4. to loosen
    to screw off; to screw open; to disconnect; to loosen; to unscrew
    • screw off verbe (screws off, screwed off, screwing off)
    • screw open verbe (screws open, screwed open, screwing open)
    • disconnect verbe (disconnects, disconnected, disconnecting)
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
    • unscrew verbe (unscrews, unscrewed, unscrewing)
  5. to loosen
    to come off; become loose; to give way; to loosen
  6. to loosen
    to unscrew; to screw off; to disconnect; to loosen
    • unscrew verbe (unscrews, unscrewed, unscrewing)
    • screw off verbe (screws off, screwed off, screwing off)
    • disconnect verbe (disconnects, disconnected, disconnecting)
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
  7. to loosen
    – become loose or looser or less tight 1
    to loose; to relax; to loosen
    – become loose or looser or less tight 1
    • loose verbe (looses, loosed, loosing)
    • relax verbe (relaxes, relaxed, relaxing)
      • the rope relaxed1
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
      • The noose loosened1
  8. to loosen
    – make loose or looser 1
    to loose; to loosen
    – make loose or looser 1
    • loose verbe (looses, loosed, loosing)
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
      • loosen the tension on a rope1
  9. to loosen
    – make less dense 1
    to loosen
    – make less dense 1
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
      • loosen the soil1
  10. to loosen
    – cause to become loose 1
    to undo; to loosen; to untie
    – cause to become loose 1
    • undo verbe (undoes, undid, undoing)
      • undo the shoelace1
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
      • loosen the necktie1
    • untie verbe (unties, untied, untying)
      • untie the knot1
  11. to loosen
    – disentangle and raise the fibers of 1
    to tease; to loosen; tease apart
    – disentangle and raise the fibers of 1
    • tease verbe (teases, teased, teasing)
      • tease wool1
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
    • tease apart verbe
  12. to loosen
    – become less severe or strict 1
    to relax; to loosen
    – become less severe or strict 1
    • relax verbe (relaxes, relaxed, relaxing)
      • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived1
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
  13. to loosen
    – make less severe or strict 1
    to relax; to loosen
    – make less severe or strict 1
    • relax verbe (relaxes, relaxed, relaxing)
      • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught1
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)

Conjugations for loosen:

present
  1. loosen
  2. loosen
  3. loosens
  4. loosen
  5. loosen
  6. loosen
simple past
  1. loosened
  2. loosened
  3. loosened
  4. loosened
  5. loosened
  6. loosened
present perfect
  1. have loosened
  2. have loosened
  3. has loosened
  4. have loosened
  5. have loosened
  6. have loosened
past continuous
  1. was loosening
  2. were loosening
  3. was loosening
  4. were loosening
  5. were loosening
  6. were loosening
future
  1. shall loosen
  2. will loosen
  3. will loosen
  4. shall loosen
  5. will loosen
  6. will loosen
continuous present
  1. am loosening
  2. are loosening
  3. is loosening
  4. are loosening
  5. are loosening
  6. are loosening
subjunctive
  1. be loosened
  2. be loosened
  3. be loosened
  4. be loosened
  5. be loosened
  6. be loosened
diverse
  1. loosen!
  2. let's loosen!
  3. loosened
  4. loosening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "loosen":

  1. become loose or looser or less tight1
    • The noose loosened1
  2. make loose or looser1
    • loosen the tension on a rope1
  3. make less dense1
    • loosen the soil1
  4. cause to become loose1
    • loosen the necktie1
  5. disentangle and raise the fibers of1
  6. become less severe or strict1
  7. make less severe or strict1

Related Synonyms for loosen