|
|
loose
|
|
- pronunciation:
- lus
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- break loose
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
looser, loosest |
| definition 1: |
not restrained or confined; free.
- synonyms:
- free, unbound, unfettered, unrestrained, unshackled
- antonyms:
- confined, inhibited, restrained, stiff, strict
- similar words:
- at liberty, lax, lubricious, unbounded, uninhibited, unlatched, unlocked, untied, wanton, wild
|
| definition 2: |
not joined together; unbound; unfastened.
- synonyms:
- free, unattached, unbound, unfastened
- antonyms:
- adherent, compact, fast, secure, tight
- similar words:
- detached, disconnected, floating, insecure, rickety, unclasped, unhooked, unsteady, untied
|
| definition 3: |
not restraining or confining.
loose clothes- antonyms:
- formfitting, restrictive, tight
- similar words:
- baggy, droopy, floppy, limp, sagging, slack
|
| definition 4: |
not tightly drawn or stretched; not taut; slack.
She kept the reins loose.- antonyms:
- taut, tight
|
| definition 5: |
without discipline or care, esp. in regard to speech or behavior.
- synonyms:
- lax
- antonyms:
- meticulous
- similar words:
- broad, careless, casual, easy, flabby, free, general, gross, imprecise, inaccurate, inexact, lenient, negligent, offhand, remiss, slack, slipshod, sloppy, unexacting, vague, wanton
|
| definition 6: |
ethically or morally careless.
- synonyms:
- lax, unprincipled
- antonyms:
- chaste, decent, moral
- similar words:
- abandoned, corrupt, degenerate, dissipated, dissolute, fast, free, immoral, impure, indecent, libertine, licentious, lubricious, peccant, sinful, unbridled, unchaste, unregenerate, unscrupulous, wanton, wild
|
| definition 7: |
not dense in construction, as a piece of cloth.
a loose weave- antonyms:
- close, tight
- similar words:
- open, permeable, relaxed
|
| definition 8: |
sexually promiscuous, esp. used of women.
- synonyms:
- promiscuous
- antonyms:
- chaste
- similar words:
- debauched, dissolute, fast, impure, indecent, lascivious, lecherous, libertine, libidinous, licentious, lubricious, profligate, prurient, rakehell, rakish, unchaste, wanton, whorish
|
| related words: |
commodious, fugitive, low-key, permissive, runaway, soft, vagabond |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
looser, loosest |
| definition 1: |
in a loose manner (often used in combination).
loose-fitting clothes- antonyms:
- tight
- similar words:
- free, roughly
|
| definition 2: |
without constraint.
The dogs were running loose in the park.- similar words:
- free
|
| related words: |
slack |
|
|
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
looses, loosing, loosed |
| definition 1: |
to release from constraint or obligation; let loose.
- synonyms:
- free, release, unbind, unfetter, unloose
- antonyms:
- confine
- similar words:
- disengage, emancipate, extricate, liberate, loosen, manumit, unshackle, untie
|
| definition 2: |
to unfasten.
- synonyms:
- free, loosen, release, undo, unfasten, unloose, untie
- antonyms:
- fasten
- similar words:
- unbuckle, unbutton, unclasp, unfetter, unfix, unhook, unlace, unpin, unscrew, unshackle, unsnap, unstick, unstrap
|
| definition 3: |
to make less formal or strict.
- synonyms:
- ease, loosen, relax
- similar words:
- soften, tone down
|
| definition 4: |
to ease, slacken, or relax.
- synonyms:
- ease, loosen, relax, slacken
- antonyms:
- tighten
- similar words:
- free, unloose
|
| related words: |
absolve, rescue, turn |
|
|
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to shoot or let loose a missile, arrow, rock, or the like.
- synonyms:
- discharge, fire, shoot
- similar words:
- hurl, throw
|
|
|
| phrase: |
break loose |
| derivations: |
loosely (adv.), looseness (n.) |
Word Builder: loose +
- loosen:
to make loose or looser.
|
|