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