UNLOOSENED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

unloosened

verb

past tense of unloosen

as in loosened

to set free (from a state of being held in check) a relaxing bath unloosened all the mental and physical tension that had been building throughout the day

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Things loosened considerably when an Argentina trip with polo player and model Nacho Figueras came up.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
However, after receiving some rain in July and August, most forests have loosened fire restrictions or done away with them altogether.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

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But Onslaught doesn’t interrogate or even look at the military industrial complex with much interest beyond the notion that its fictional super soldiers were created to be unleashed upon civilian populaces.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
And these startling figures do not reflect the food crises that could be unleashed this year by rising energy and fertilizer prices, decreases in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, and an intensifying El Niño weather pattern.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

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First released in arcades in 1999, the game puts players behind the wheel of a fearless cabbie racing the clock through chaotic city streets — flying off ramps, dodging traffic, and chasing tips with punk-rock energy.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
The White House has an opaque system in place where AI companies can voluntarily submit their latest models for government review up to 30 days before they are publicly released.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

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