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loose
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- pronunciation:
- lus
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
looser, loosest |
| definition 1: |
not joined or attached tightly; free.
There is a loose button on your shirt.- synonyms:
- unfastened
- antonyms:
- compact, fast, secure, tight
- similar words:
- insecure, rickety, unsteady, untied
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| definition 2: |
not held back; free.
When school was over, we were loose for the summer.- synonyms:
- free
- antonyms:
- confined, restrained, stiff, strict
- similar words:
- at liberty, unlocked, untied, wild
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| definition 3: |
not tight.
I wear loose clothes in hot weather.- antonyms:
- tight
- similar words:
- baggy, floppy, limp, sagging, slack
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
looser, loosest |
| definition: |
without being restrained.
The bird was out of its cage and flying loose in the house.- similar words:
- free
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
looses, loosing, loosed |
| definition 1: |
to set free; let loose.
The children loosed the dog when they got to the park.- synonyms:
- free, release
- antonyms:
- confine
- similar words:
- emancipate, liberate, untie
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| definition 2: |
to make less tight; unfasten.
He loosed his belt after the big meal.- synonyms:
- free, loosen, release, undo, unfasten, untie
- antonyms:
- fasten
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| related words: |
rescue, turn |
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| derivations: |
loosely (adv.), looseness (n.) |
Word Builder: loose +
- loosen:
to make loose or looser.
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