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"
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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"
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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, 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"
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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, laxlax, looseadjective
emptying easily or excessively
"loose bowels"
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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, 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, 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, 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"
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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, laxidle, 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, 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"
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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, laxfree, 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 freeunleash, 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, 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, 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, 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, cloggySynonyms:
free
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?
Investors reckoned that the pick of Ueda-san is a signal to pave the way [for BOJ] to exit the ultra-loose policy, [The] chance for ending the yield curve control policy and negative interest rate[s] has been increasing.
Having gone this far, an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy has become a very narrow one, but there's really not much room to cut interest rates further.
In the next step, monetary policy ... will be kept not too loose or too tight to ensure stable economic growth.
My budget was always very loose and flexible, what was most important to me was that I get to work with the most talented people possible and in the best work setting possible.
This is clearly an example of what happens when our politics becomes laser-focused on raising the most amount of money possible, even if it may be playing fast and loose with the truth.
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#735 | close | |
#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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