loosen

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make loose.
2. (intransitive) To become loose.
3. (transitive) To disengage (a device that restrains).
4. (intransitive) To become unfastened or undone.
5. (transitive) To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
6. (transitive) To relieve (the bowels) from constipation; to promote defecation.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To create a breach or rift between (two parties).
8. (intransitive, obsolete) To sail away (from the shore).

Synonyms

untie

relax

slacken

unfasten

undo

release

loose

unbind

become loose

weaken

ease

free

🆓

open

make loose

detach

let go

set free

disengage

unlock

🔓

remove

slack

unlace

unfix

unbrace

unloosen

unbend

come untied

reduce

unloose

come off

unhitch

unhook

take off

unleash

dislodge

liberate

unwrap

unroll

soften

unravel

separate

abate

relieve

loosen up

broaden

decrease

uncover

uncoil

unbutton

unbolt

Translations

relâcher

aflojar

lockern

soltar

desserrer

allentare

lösen

λασκάρω

détendre

slegare

desatar

détacher

lâcher

λύνω

losmachen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈluːsn̩/

Etymology

From loose + -en.