LOOSE


Meaning of LOOSE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 not tightly bound, held, restrained, or stretched FF1C; loose rope FF1E;

Synonyms: lax, relaxed, slack

Related Words: detached, free; flabby, flaccid, limp; desultory, negligent, remiss

Contrasted Words: rigid, rigorous, stringent, taut, tense; exact, precise; bound, checked, curbed, inhibited, restrained, tied

Antonyms: strict; tight

2

Synonyms: FREE 2, unconfined, unrestrained

Related Words: clear; disconnected, unattached, unconnected, undone, unfastened

Contrasted Words: fast

3 not dense, close, or compact in structure FF1C; loose soil FF1E;

Synonyms: incoherent, nonadhesive

Related Words: disconnected, disjointed, separate, unconnected

Contrasted Words: compressed, condensed, contracted; concentrated, crammed, crowded, localized; close, compact, dense, thick

4

Synonyms: FAST 7, easy, light, ||riggish, unchaste, wanton, whorish

Related Words: capricious, extravagant, free, inconstant, reckless, unrestrained

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