Related Words for loosen up

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decompress
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Verb, Verb
limber up
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Phrase, Verb
relax
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Verb, Verb
unwind
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
warm up
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
tense
/
Noun, Noun
block
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Noun, Noun, Verb
lug
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Noun, Noun, Verb
strain
/
Noun, Noun, Verb
stuff
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
loosen
/x
Verb
loose
/
Adjective
slacken
/x
Verb
let loose
//
Phrase, Verb
ease up
//
Phrase, Verb
unlock
x/
Verb
turn loose
//
Phrase, Verb
break loose
//
Phrase, Verb
unfasten
x/x
Verb
tighten up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
release
x/
Noun
slack
/
Noun
tighten
/x
Verb
mellow out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
untie
x/
Verb
loosen the purse strings
/xx//
Phrase, Verb
slack off
//
Phrase, Verb
chill out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
slake
/
Verb
lessen
/x
Verb
relent
x/
Verb
unleash
x/
Verb
disengage
xx/
Verb
disentangle
xx/x
Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
soften
/x
Verb
cut loose
//
Phrase, Verb
let up
//
Phrase, Verb
let out
//
Phrase, Verb
droop
/
Noun
light up
//
Phrase, Verb
tense up
/x
Phrase, Verb
slow
/
Adjective
wind down
//
Phrase, Verb
open
/x
Adjective
stiffen
/x
Verb
calm
/
Noun
let rip
//
Phrase, Verb
lose weight
//
Phrase, Verb
lithe
/
Adjective
lose
/
Verb
languor
//
Noun
gentle
/x
Adjective
stretch
/
Noun
lapse
/
Noun
let down
//
Phrase, Verb
moisten
/x
Verb
slump
/
Noun
lease
/
Noun
free
/
Adjective
remit
x/
Noun
chill
/
Noun
quiet down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
fall off
//
Phrase, Verb
calm down
/x
Phrase, Verb
open up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
flag
/
Noun
lay back
//
Phrase, Verb
take the chill off
/x//
Phrase, Verb
start
/
Noun
veg out
//
Phrase, Verb
break free
//
Phrase, Verb
solve
/
Verb
lube
/
Noun
lighten
/x
Verb
ease
/
Noun
tone down
/x
Phrase, Verb
spread out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
ease off
//
Phrase, Verb
lazy
/x
Adjective
take up the slack
//x/
Phrase, Verb
wear out
//
Phrase, Verb
get lost
//
Phrase, Verb
unscrew
x/
Verb
transpire
x/x
Verb
dry up
//
Phrase, Verb
lose oneself
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lounge
/
Noun
drift off
//
Phrase, Verb
slouch
/
Noun
fall apart
/x/
Phrase, Verb
limp
/
Adjective
come apart
/x/
Phrase, Verb
languish
/x
Verb
melt
/
Noun
dissolve
x/
Verb
quiet
/x
Adjective
shrink
/
Verb
let slip
//
Phrase, Verb
relieve
x/
Verb
unbutton
x/x
Verb
unravel
x/x
Verb
break down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
escape
x/
Noun
unload
x/
Verb
slim
/
Noun
branch out
//
Phrase, Verb
unfold
x/
Verb
liberate
/xx
Verb
lie down
//
Phrase, Verb
relinquish
x/x
Verb
shorten
/x
Verb
cool down
/x
Phrase, Verb
fuzz
/
Noun
move
/
Noun
lank
/
Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
awake
x/
Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
belt
/
Noun, Verb
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
buckles
/x
Noun, Verb
burrow
/x
Noun, Verb
clothes
/
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
defuse
x/
Verb
delve
/
Verb, Noun
detach
x/
Verb
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
erection
x/x
Noun
exam
x/
Noun, Verb
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
fasten
/x
Verb
finding
/x
Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
fluff
/
Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
heavenward
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
improving
x/x
Adjective
in the lead
xx/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
indoors
/x
Noun, Adverb
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
innings
/x
Noun
internship
/xx
Noun
leading
/x
Adjective, Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
marketing
/xx
Noun
me
/
Noun
noose
/
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outpatient
/xx
Noun, Adjective
overhaul
/xx
Noun, Verb
pants
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
preparatory
x/xxx
Adjective
prepared
x/
Adjective
project
/x
Noun, Verb
raised
/
Adjective
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
review
x/
Noun, Verb
risen
/x
Adjective, Noun
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
routine
x/
Adjective, Noun
ruffle
/x
Verb, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
score
/
Noun, Verb
sell
/
Verb, Noun
shoe
/
Noun, Verb
site
/
Noun, Verb
sky
/
Noun, Verb
skyward
/x
Adverb, Adjective
sprouted
/x
Adjective
stair
/
Noun
swing
/
Noun, Verb
tease
/
Verb, Noun
testing
/x
Noun, Adjective
tie
/
Noun, Verb
trial
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
undo
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
upped
/
Verb
upward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun