Synonyms of loosens (up)

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of loosen (up)

as in facilitates

to free from obstruction or difficulty

hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilitates
• accelerates
• improves
• smoothes
• eases
• promotes
• simplifies
• paves the way (for)
• smooths
• greases
• speeds
• straightens (out)
• unclogs
• aids
• helps
• assists
• hastens
• quickens
• hurries
• expedites
• furthers
• advances
• forwards
• rushes
• abets
• streamlines
• disentangles
• untangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complicates
• hinders
• impedes
• retards
• aggravates
• worsens
• perplexes
• sophisticates

loosens up

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of loosen up

as in relaxes

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 & Similar Words

• relaxes
• hangs loose
• mellows (out)
• rests
• winds down
• chills
• chills out
• unwinds
• decompresses
• kicks back
• de-stresses
• composes
• goofs (off)
• hangs (around or out)
• unbends
• basks
• settles
• comforts
• hacks (around)
• lounges
• zones out
• calms
• alleviates
• relieves
• bums
• reposes
• lazes
• eases
• cools
• dawdles
• dillydallies
• veges out
• idles
• footles
• loafs
• vegetates
• lolls
• drones
• quiets
• vegges out
• dallies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenses (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loosens (up)

Verb

Parker’s series starts out with too much bellowing and yelling along with hazing and bullying but loosens up and broadens out to peer into the lives of other recruits who are wrestling with demons and sometimes each other. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025