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looseness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of looseness

1 as in laxity, laxness

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for looseness

floppiness,
laxity,
laxness,
limpness

droop,
hang,
sag,
slack,
slackness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for looseness

rigidity,
rigidness,
tautness,
tenseness,
tension,
tightness

2 as in perversion, indecency

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for looseness

indecency,
lasciviousness,
lechery,
lewdness,
perversion,
pervertedness,
wantonness

corruptness,
debasement,
degeneracy,
degeneration,
depravedness,
dissoluteness,
dissolution

abomination,
anathema,
taboo
(also tabu)

devilry
(or deviltry),
fiendishness

criminality,
reprehensibleness

atrociousness,
evilness,
heinousness,
sinfulness,
unscrupulousness,
viciousness,
vileness,
villainousness

baseness,
despicableness,
dirtiness,
lowness,
meanness

bad,
badness,
blackness,
evil,
evildoing,
ill,
turpitude,
villainy,
wickedness,
wrong

lousiness,
miserableness,
wretchedness

corruption,
debauchery,
depravity,
immorality,
iniquitousness,
iniquity,
libertinage,
libertinism,
licentiousness,
profligacy,
sin,
vice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for looseness

morality,
virtue

good,
right

honesty,
honor,
integrity,
legitimacy,
probity,
rectitude,
scrupulosity,
scrupulousness,
uprightness

goodness,
righteousness,
virtuousness

blamelessness

chastity,
innocence,
perfection,
pureness,
purity,
spotlessness

cleanness,
correctness,
decency,
decorousness,
propriety,
rightness,
seemliness

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Thesaurus Entries Near looseness

loosened up

looseness

loosening

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“Looseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looseness. Accessed 17 May. 2022.

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