LOOSING Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

loosing

verb

present participle of loose

as in firing

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them

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as in unleashing

to find emotional release for do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by

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as in freeing

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock

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as in loosening

to set free (from a state of being held in check) the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide

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Recent Examples of loosing Co-regulating your emotions alongside your toddler can help achieve a resolution to conflict without raising your voice or loosing your temper. —

Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 26 Jan. 2026 Safer, then, to keep loosing arrows at others’ positions rather than one’s own. —

Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025

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The system uses a multi-vote command architecture that requires several internal checks before firing, including a safeguard that prevents the laser from discharging if a civilian aircraft overlaps with the beam path.

— Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened last Monday night after a 27-year-old man, identified as William Forhan, was robbed and then chased after the suspect while firing a gun multiple times.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026