DICTOMETER

LOOSEN

1. Synonyms:
   • Loosen
   • Loose
   Definitions:
   • make loose or looser
   Examples:
   • Loosen the tension on a rope
   Antonyms:
   stiffen
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Loosen
   Definitions:
   • make less severe or strict
   Examples:
   • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
   Antonyms:
   stiffen
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Loosen
   Definitions:
   • become less severe or strict
   Examples:
   • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Tease
   • Tease apart
   • Loosen
   Definitions:
   • disentangle and raise the fibers of
   Examples:
   • Tease wool
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Untie
   • Undo
   • Loosen
   Definitions:
   • cause to become loose
   Examples:
   • Undo the shoelace
   • Untie the knot
   • Loosen the necktie
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Loosen
   Definitions:
   • make less dense
   Examples:
   • Loosen the soil
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Loosen
   • Relax
   • Loose
   Definitions:
   • become loose or looser or less tight
   Examples:
   • The noose loosened
   • The rope relaxed