Synonyms of loosening

loosening

verb

present participle of loosen

1

as in relaxing

to make less taut

the lead climber loosened the climbing rope so that the other climber could have more room to maneuver

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxing
• easing
• detaching
• slackening
• slacking
• undoing
• unfastening
• untying
• freeing
• untieing
• unbinding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tightening
• stretching
• straining
• binding
• attaching
• tying
• fastening
• tensing
• tensioning
• restraining
• constraining
• tieing

2

as in freeing

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

the dog ran after the squirrel after he was loosened from the post

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• rescuing
• saving
• unfettering
• loosing
• enlarging
• springing
• emancipating
• unbinding
• enfranchising
• unchaining
• manumitting
• turning loose
• uncaging
• discharging
• disenthralling
• disenthraling
• ransoming
• disengaging
• bailing (out)
• paroling
• extricating
• redeeming
• disentangling
• unshackling
• disembarrassing
• disencumbering
• delivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restraining
• binding
• confining
• fettering
• shackling
• handcuffing
• enchaining
• locking (up)
• imprisoning
• committing
• jailing
• incarcerating
• subjugating
• conquering
• trammelling
• subduing
• manacling
• enslaving
• trammeling
• interning
• immuring

3

as in unleashing

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

once he got to know us better, his inhibitions loosened a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleashing
• releasing
• unlocking
• loosing
• expressing
• letting go
• unloosening
• unloosing
• uncorking
• freeing
• springing
• liberating
• emancipating
• airing
• enfranchising
• unshackling
• unfettering
• unbinding
• unmooring
• unchaining
• manumitting
• discharging
• venting
• uncaging
• taking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restraining
• controlling
• regulating
• governing
• holding
• inhibiting
• constraining
• curbing
• containing
• checking
• smothering
• taming
• bridling
• reining (in)
• shackling
• binding
• handcuffing
• confining
• fettering
• hampering
• manacling
• trammeling
• trammelling
• enchaining
• haltering