Words and phrases that have a meaning related to loosen: (133 results)
Often used in the same context:
tighten, stiffen, toughen, relax, lighten, constrict, soften, clamp, shake, harden, tweak, easing, straighten, yank, restrict, unshackle, lift, slacken, lubricate, weaken, pry, untie, fasten, liberalize, stifle, flex, tamps, strengthen, rein, lengthen, unhinge, clench, push, ratcheting, choke, crack, soak, break, reimpose, curtail, strangle, wrap, dampen, squeeze, sever, stabilize, crimping, unfasten, exert, thicken, constrain, reshape, alter, undo, wiggle, impose, deflate, pare, sweeten, relieve, buckle, squelch, adjust, thaw, unhook, cinches, unblock, uncouple, unstick, uncoil, normalize, pull, irritate, smarten, unclog, soothe, retie, chafed, hold, bolster, ramped, freeing, freshen, liven, spur, chew, ratcheted, circumvent, shrink, put, prod, suffocate, solidify, unhitch, apply, remove, restrain, warmed, cut, suck, nudge, tamp down
Appears in the definition of:
., cut into, delve, dig, loose, rake, slice bar, tapotement, turn over, unloose, unloosen, unscrew
More general:
change, disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
Synonyms:
Also try:tease, tease apart
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