What are some opposite words for LOOSE?
Antonyms for LOOSE
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
looseverb
looseadjective
Antonyms:
bound, tied, fastened, tight, moored, lashed, secured, thick, close, dense, compact, pointed, accurate, exact, consecutive, strict, logical, scientific, conscientiousSynonyms:
unbound, detached, flowing, scattered, sparse, incompact, vague, inexact, rambling, dissolute, licentious
Princeton's WordNet
looseadjective
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
"loose gravel"
Antonyms:
clinched, consolidated, tightfitting, controlled, cloggy, tightly fitting, tense, impacted, compact, skintight, tight-fitting, skinny, clayey, tight fitting, official, serried, unfree, skin-tight, packed, constipated, packaged, fine, close-packed, clenched, close-fitting, close, heavy, choky, snug, exact, wedged, viselike, tight, chaste, responsibleSynonyms:
on the loose(p), promiscuous, idle, wanton, slack, open, informal, sluttish, lax, light, free, escaped, liberal, easy, at large(p), unaffixedlooseadjective
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
"a loose ball"
Antonyms:
packed, unfree, tightfitting, choky, tight fitting, official, fine, skin-tight, compact, impacted, tense, snug, clinched, wedged, consolidated, tight, responsible, cloggy, chaste, tight-fitting, close, skintight, skinny, clenched, heavy, close-fitting, close-packed, exact, serried, clayey, constipated, tightly fitting, viselike, packaged, controlledSynonyms:
on the loose(p), promiscuous, idle, wanton, slack, open, informal, sluttish, lax, light, free, escaped, liberal, easy, at large(p), unaffixedlooseadjective
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
"loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
Antonyms:
packed, tense, unfree, fine, close, tight, serried, controlled, snug, consolidated, tight-fitting, exact, wedged, chaste, clinched, heavy, tightfitting, impacted, clayey, skintight, constipated, packaged, tightly fitting, responsible, compact, official, skinny, cloggy, clenched, viselike, tight fitting, skin-tight, close-fitting, close-packed, chokySynonyms:
on the loose(p), promiscuous, idle, wanton, slack, open, informal, sluttish, lax, light, free, escaped, liberal, easy, at large(p), unaffixedinformal, looseadjective
not officially recognized or controlled
"an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
Antonyms:
tight, fine, packed, serried, official, close-fitting, close, packaged, skintight, chaste, unfree, close-packed, impacted, clenched, heavy, tight fitting, clayey, tight-fitting, cloggy, choky, tightly fitting, responsible, exact, tense, tightfitting, wedged, constipated, consolidated, compact, skinny, skin-tight, controlled, clinched, viselike, snugSynonyms:
idle, loose, sluttish, informal, easy, wanton, cozy, escaped, liberal, free, open, lax, intimate, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, slack, promiscuous, at large(p)free, loose, liberaladjective
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
Antonyms:
cloggy, serried, controlled, close-packed, snug, consolidated, clenched, tightfitting, unfree, skintight, tight, tight-fitting, clayey, skinny, heavy, packed, skin-tight, tense, tightly fitting, compact, exact, chaste, choky, wedged, close, responsible, clinched, impacted, tight fitting, constipated, close-fitting, viselike, fine, packaged, officialSynonyms:
spare, bountiful, sluttish, wanton, devoid, liberal, big, at large(p), idle, costless, large-minded, bounteous, easy, promiscuous, tolerant, detached, informal, complimentary, unaffixed, handsome, open, gratis(p), bighearted, slack, innocent, on the loose(p), destitute, freehanded, gratuitous, barren, broad, free, openhanded, giving, light, escaped, lax, looselax, looseadjective
emptying easily or excessively
"loose bowels"
Antonyms:
tight, unfree, impacted, serried, compact, skinny, close-fitting, clinched, chaste, tight-fitting, viselike, packaged, clayey, tense, controlled, exact, cloggy, close, fine, skintight, constipated, wedged, responsible, packed, choky, snug, tight fitting, tightly fitting, close-packed, heavy, official, tightfitting, skin-tight, clenched, consolidatedSynonyms:
idle, promiscuous, informal, easy, wanton, sluttish, escaped, liberal, free, open, lax, loose, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, slack, at large(p)unaffixed, looseadjective
not affixed
"the stamp came loose"
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cloggy, close-packed, chaste, fine, exact, tightfitting, skinny, skintight, tight-fitting, clinched, controlled, consolidated, clenched, packed, constipated, viselike, unfree, heavy, compact, official, tight, snug, choky, skin-tight, clayey, packaged, close, serried, tightly fitting, responsible, tight fitting, wedged, impacted, tense, close-fittingSynonyms:
idle, promiscuous, informal, easy, wanton, sluttish, escaped, liberal, free, open, lax, loose, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, slack, at large(p)loose, slackadjective
not tense or taut
"the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
Antonyms:
fine, tight, clayey, packaged, official, skintight, tight fitting, clinched, clenched, responsible, constipated, skinny, tightly fitting, skin-tight, viselike, chaste, close-fitting, unfree, consolidated, impacted, exact, snug, compact, close, choky, controlled, packed, tightfitting, serried, tight-fitting, close-packed, cloggy, heavy, tense, wedgedSynonyms:
idle, promiscuous, informal, easy, wanton, sluttish, escaped, liberal, free, open, lax, loose, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, slack, at large(p)loose, openadjective
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
"an open texture"; "a loose weave"
Antonyms:
compact, heavy, cloggy, clenched, skintight, chaste, serried, snug, tight, wedged, consolidated, tight fitting, packed, unfree, controlled, packaged, clinched, close, constipated, impacted, responsible, tense, clayey, skinny, close-fitting, close-packed, exact, tightfitting, official, tightly fitting, viselike, tight-fitting, skin-tight, choky, fineSynonyms:
undefended, undetermined, sluttish, wanton, receptive, unresolved, assailable, at large(p), free, heart-to-heart, undecided, subject, promiscuous, undefendable, liberal, opened, exposed, unaffixed, open, clear, slack, idle, unfastened, on the loose(p), easy, overt, candid, open(a), capable, informal, light, escaped, lax, looseidle, looseadjective
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
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viselike, exact, packaged, close-fitting, compact, controlled, consolidated, tightfitting, clayey, packed, close-packed, tightly fitting, official, skinny, impacted, responsible, chaste, unfree, fine, heavy, serried, tight-fitting, close, snug, tense, clenched, skintight, skin-tight, clinched, cloggy, choky, tight fitting, tight, constipated, wedgedSynonyms:
wanton, idle, escaped, wild, sluttish, informal, dead, on the loose(p), out of work, easy, unused, liberal, free, jobless, open, lax, loose, unaffixed, groundless, promiscuous, light, slack, unfounded, baseless, at large(p), unwarrantedlooseadjective
not carefully arranged in a package
"a box of loose nails"
Antonyms:
serried, official, constipated, skintight, snug, controlled, skin-tight, tense, tight, exact, close-packed, viselike, wedged, close-fitting, clenched, tight fitting, tight-fitting, skinny, tightfitting, fine, clinched, heavy, packaged, clayey, close, responsible, packed, choky, tightly fitting, chaste, cloggy, unfree, compact, consolidated, impactedSynonyms:
on the loose(p), promiscuous, idle, wanton, slack, open, informal, sluttish, lax, light, free, escaped, liberal, easy, at large(p), unaffixedat large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)adjective
having escaped, especially from confinement
"a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
Antonyms:
heavy, clinched, close-packed, close, tight, consolidated, tight fitting, impacted, serried, skin-tight, exact, packed, close-fitting, tightly fitting, chaste, fine, tightfitting, skinny, responsible, clenched, clayey, official, controlled, viselike, choky, tense, compact, snug, tight-fitting, cloggy, constipated, packaged, unfree, skintight, wedgedeasy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wantonverb
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
Antonyms:
impacted, clayey, cloggy, serried, close-packed, skin-tight, compact, tightly fitting, constipated, choky, responsible, chaste, exact, skinny, wedged, skintight, tight-fitting, packed, snug, controlled, tight fitting, heavy, close-fitting, tight, clenched, close, fine, consolidated, viselike, packaged, tightfitting, tense, official, clinched, unfreeSynonyms:
motiveless, light-headed, sluttish, wanton, wakeful, faint, prosperous, at large(p), well-situated, soft, gentle, idle, blowsy, lightsome, blowzy, light-colored, unaccented, slatternly, weak, low-cal, lite, easy, promiscuous, well-off, liberal, abstemious, informal, unclouded, leisurely, unaffixed, open, light(a), well-to-do, clear, well-fixed, easygoing, on the loose(p), comfortable, lightheaded, clean, tripping, short, scant(p), unprovoked, free, well-heeled, slack, light, swooning, calorie-free, escaped, lax, loosefree, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, looseverb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
Antonyms:
fine, tight fitting, clayey, tightfitting, tightly fitting, tight-fitting, skintight, responsible, compact, close-fitting, close, clenched, viselike, choky, wedged, serried, close-packed, consolidated, controlled, exact, chaste, heavy, skinny, unfree, cloggy, clinched, impacted, official, packed, constipated, packaged, skin-tight, tight, tense, snugSynonyms:
turn, unfreeze, unloose, expel, exhaust, let loose, release, resign, emancipate, unblock, liberate, loosen, publish, disembarrass, unloosen, put out, let go of, exempt, give up, relinquish, justify, absolve, unleash, relieve, secrete, rid, let go, dislodge, bring out, discharge, issue, free, relax, disengage, eject, set free, looseunleash, let loose, looseverb
turn loose or free from restraint
"let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
Antonyms:
fine, clenched, consolidated, close-fitting, controlled, close, wedged, exact, heavy, tight, skin-tight, tightfitting, chaste, serried, responsible, clayey, tightly fitting, tense, clinched, official, constipated, viselike, cloggy, packed, snug, compact, skinny, unfree, impacted, choky, tight fitting, packaged, tight-fitting, skintight, close-packedSynonyms:
loosen, relax, loose, release, let loose, emit, free, unleash, let out, unloose, unloosen, utter, liberateloosen, looseverb
make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"
Antonyms:
compact, tense, clayey, close, skin-tight, controlled, responsible, clenched, packed, close-fitting, serried, viselike, tight, official, exact, tightfitting, wedged, close-packed, skintight, heavy, cloggy, clinched, skinny, tightly fitting, packaged, constipated, chaste, impacted, tight-fitting, fine, unfree, snug, consolidated, choky, tight fittingSynonyms:
loosen, tease, release, unleash, loose, free, liberate, untie, unloose, tease apart, let loose, unloosen, relax, undoloosen, relax, looseadverb
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
Antonyms:
clayey, constipated, wedged, chaste, fine, official, packaged, snug, tightfitting, viselike, skinny, close-fitting, tense, skintight, responsible, impacted, tight, exact, clenched, tightly fitting, close-packed, tight-fitting, consolidated, close, serried, tight fitting, compact, controlled, heavy, choky, packed, skin-tight, clinched, cloggy, unfreeSynonyms:
let loose, untie, liberate, decompress, slow down, unbend, unloosen, tease, loosen, undo, loosen up, unlax, tease apart, release, free, loose, slack up, unleash, unloose, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, slackenloose, freeadverb
without restraint
"cows in India are running loose"
Antonyms:
tight, choky, tightly fitting, close-fitting, unfree, fine, exact, serried, clinched, wedged, compact, clayey, viselike, close, snug, tight-fitting, close-packed, tightfitting, impacted, official, packed, responsible, chaste, constipated, skin-tight, skintight, tense, skinny, consolidated, packaged, controlled, heavy, tight fitting, clenched, cloggy
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
looseadjective
Synonyms:
unbound, disengaged, movable, unfastened, unrestrained, detached, relaxed, incompact, porouslooseverb
Synonyms:
release, disengage, free, disentangle, liberate, absolve, remit, relax, loosen, slacken
Editors Contribution
straight-laced
undisciplined, unpredictable, noncomformist
tether
freed not chained
i ripped the tether out of the wall
How to use LOOSE in a sentence?
That system has been excruciatingly tested, successfully, at White Sands, against simulated targets, real targets, and it does the job it was designed to do, they'll fix it whatever it is. And the fact that you have a test aircraft crash, or an aerostat break loose, doesn't invalidate the system.
”No man, let her hang loose…!!! It`s great !!!”
They do not leave home without American Express. ... Blame the moral carelessness that parents pass off as the gift of freedom as they cut their children loose like colorful kites and wish them an exciting flight.
The laws do not strike me as being so loose that they are being incapable of successful enforcement actions, and in fact people are prosecuted for being unlicensed firearms dealers, my guess is, if they devoted more resources to prosecute these laws, they could.
Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke:
The costs of direct military confrontation are prohibitive, and disrupting oil flows would alienate loose allies such as China and India, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint of global oil flows, remains a very unlikely event.
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#770 | official | |
#1114 | fine | |
#1237 | responsible | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1929 | scientific | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#3048 | compact | |
#3066 | accurate | |
#3276 | controlled | |
#3402 | exact | |
#3403 | bound | |
#3986 | tight | |
#4607 | tie | |
#4800 | thick | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5260 | secured | |
#5754 | logical | |
#5801 | pointed | |
#6351 | packed | |
#6357 | tied | |
#6375 | consolidated | |
#6857 | retain | |
#7139 | strict | |
#8332 | consecutive | |
#9246 | sticky | |
#9770 | dense | |
#10045 | packaged | |
#10643 | adhesive | |
#12952 | skinny | |
#14909 | sticking | |
#15918 | impacted | |
#16043 | tense | |
#27357 | cohesive | |
#29011 | snug | |
#29215 | conscientious | |
#30756 | fastened | |
#32670 | viscous | |
#36307 | fasten | |
#48644 | clenched | |
#52593 | lashed | |
#54226 | moored | |
#54725 | chaste | |
#55158 | gummy | |
#57027 | clinched | |
#62477 | wedged | |
#76396 | clayey | |
#86760 | skintight | |
#91362 | constipated | |
#126530 | unfree | |
#135252 | glutinous | |
#264062 | viscid | |
#302168 | serried | |
#323744 | choky |
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