Synonyms of loosed

loosed

verb

past tense of loose

1

as in fired

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force

the archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fired
• launched
• threw
• hurled
• blasted
• discharged
• shot
• flung
• projected
• squeezed off
• slung
• tossed
• heaved
• catapulted
• cast
• blazed (at)
• hurtled
• lobbed
• pelted
• sniped (at)
• pitched

2

as in unleashed

to find emotional release for

do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleashed
• released
• vented
• gave way (to)
• expressed
• took out
• voiced
• aired
• stated
• acted out
• ventilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• managed
• governed
• controlled
• repressed
• handled
• restrained
• constrained
• contained
• checked
• tamed
• bottled (up)
• smothered
• curbed
• quieted
• held back
• stilled
• soothed
• lulled
• swallowed
• strangled
• pulled in
• choked
• inhibited
• bridled
• stifled
• quelled
• repressed
• reined (in)
• muffled
• allayed
• pocketed

3

as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freed
• released
• liberated
• loosened
• rescued
• saved
• sprang
• unbound
• emancipated
• turned loose
• enlarged
• unchained
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• discharged
• unfettered
• disenthralled
• uncaged
• ransomed
• paroled
• redeemed
• extricated
• bailed (out)
• disengaged
• delivered
• disentangled
• unshackled
• disencumbered
• disembarrassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bound
• confined
• restrained
• fettered
• shackled
• imprisoned
• handcuffed
• enchained
• committed
• incarcerated
• locked (up)
• jailed
• interned
• manacled
• enslaved
• conquered
• subdued
• subjugated
• trammeled
• immured

4

as in loosened

to set free (from a state of being held in check)

the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosened
• unleashed
• released
• unloosed
• unlocked
• uncorked
• let go
• unloosened
• expressed
• sprang
• liberated
• aired
• freed
• unbound
• unshackled
• emancipated
• unchained
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• unfettered
• uncaged
• discharged
• unmoored
• vented
• took out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• contained
• restrained
• constrained
• controlled
• governed
• tamed
• checked
• regulated
• inhibited
• bridled
• smothered
• curbed
• bound
• reined (in)
• shackled
• confined
• handcuffed
• fettered
• manacled
• hampered
• trammeled
• enchained
• haltered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loosed

In convict poker, a raging bull is loosed on a mock card game, and the last man still seated wins a prize. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

The arrow that Wynn loosed only flew about 8 yards and hit the dirt. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026

The bigger question is how the Cybercabs were quietly loosed on city streets, even with their human controls. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

If one piece is loosed from the rest, will the whole hold its shape? — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

The Nünichlingler, as the walkers are called, walk because in the past, the villagers believed that on these darkest, shortest days of the year, a window opened in the earth to another world, and spirits were loosed. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025

Isaacs, a Jewish apprentice merchant from England, loosed the rope around his waist and jumped for his life, landing on the edge of the Zulu kingdom. — Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025