Loose — synonyms, loose antonyms, definition

1. loose (a)

agile baggy breezy careless carnal corrupt cranky crazy depraved detached disconnected disjointed disordered disorderly doddering easy escaped expansive flabby flaccid • • •

2. loose (Verb)

calm clear away condole deliver disburden discharge disencumber disengage disentangle ease ease off emancipate extricate free help lax let loose liberate loosen qualify • • •

loose (Verb) — Grant freedom to; free from confinement.

loose (Verb) — Turn loose or free from restraint. ex. "let loose mines" ex. "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

loose (Verb) — Make less tight or stiff. ex. "loose the tension on a rope"

loose (Verb) — Become loose, looser or less tight.

alter change let go let go of modify release relinquish weaken bail bail out parole relax remit run slack slacken unbend unchain unscrew unspell

3. loose (Adjective)

at large idle liberal on the loose open sluttish slutty tarty unaffixed wanton compact tight

loose (Adjective) — Not tight; not closely constrained, constricted or constricting. ex. "loose clothing" ex. "the large shoes were very loose"

loose (Adjective) — Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement. ex. "loose gravel"

loose (Adjective) — (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player. ex. "a loose ball"

loose (Adjective) — Not officially recognized or controlled. ex. "a loose organization of the local farmers"

loose (Adjective) — Not literal. ex. "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"

loose (Adjective) — Emptying easily or excessively. ex. "loose bowels"

loose (Adjective) — Not affixed. ex. "the stamp came loose"

loose (Adjective) — Not tense or taut. ex. "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"

loose (Adjective) — (of textures) full of small openings or gaps. ex. "a loose weave"

loose (Adjective) — Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility. ex. "a loose tongue"

loose (Adjective) — Not carefully arranged in a package. ex. "a box of loose nails"

loose (Adjective) — Having escaped, especially from confinement. ex. "dogs loose on the streets" ex. "criminals on the loose in the neighbourhood"

loose (Adjective) — Casual and unrestrained in sexual behaviour. ex. "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"

4. loose (Adverb)

loose (Adverb) — Without restraint. ex. "cows in India are running loose"