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past tense of loosen (up)
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to free from obstruction or difficulty
- hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street
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loosened up
verb (2)past tense of loosen up
Synonyms & Antonyms of loosened up (Entry 2 of 2)
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 for loosened up
- chilled,
- chilled out
- [slang],
- decompressed,
- de-stressed,
- mellowed (out),
- relaxed,
- unwound,
- wound down
- (also winded down)
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