loosen up

to free from obstruction or difficulty asked the school administrators to loosen up the rules on what can be printed on T-shirts Synonyms of loosen up facilitate, grease, ease (up), smooth, unclogWords Related to loosen up accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed; advance, forward, further, promote; abet, aid, assist, help, improve; disentangle, straighten (out), untangle; simplify, streamlineNear Antonyms of loosen up hinder, impede; retard; aggravate, worsen; perplex, sophisticateAntonyms of loosen up complicate

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety a high-pressure job that makes it hard for him to loosen up even on weekends Synonyms of loosen up chill, chill out [slang], decompress, de-stress, relax, mellow (out), unwind, wind downWords Related to loosen up unbend; bask, kick back, loll, lounge, repose, rest; bum, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drone, footle, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, vegetate, veg out, zone out; alleviate, comfort, ease, relieve; calm, compose, cool, quiet, settleAntonyms of loosen up tense (up)