loosening

Words with a similar base: loosening

'loosening'

[relaxation.n.04] as in: an occurrence of control or strength weakening

Examples:
the relaxation of requirements
the loosening of his grip
the slackening of the wind

relaxation, relaxation, easiness, relaxation, rest, relaxation, liberalization, loosening, loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen, slow, slack, slacken, slacken

relax, relax, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack, loosen, tease, untie, loosen, slow, slacken, slacken

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weakening, entity

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thaw

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dampen, de-escalate, debilitative, lax, loosen, loosening, relax, relaxation, relaxed, sabotage, slack, tease, untie, weaken, weakening

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'loosening'

[loosening.n.02] as in: the act of making something less tight

relaxation, loosening, loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen, defecation

loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen

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tightening, tighten, tighten, stiffen, reduce

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alteration, entity

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untying

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loosen, loosening, reduce, relax, relaxation, stiffen, tease, tighten, tightening, untie

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'loosening'

[loosen.v.01] as in: make loose or looser

Examples:
loosen the tension on a rope

loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen, free, unleash, loose, loose, loose, informal, free, lax, unaffixed, loose, loose, idle, loose, at_large, easy, loose

relaxation, loosening, loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen

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stiffen, stiffen, stiffen

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change

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unscrew, unscrew, relax, slack, slacken

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absolve, at_large, barren, blabbermouthed, complimentary, decompress, depressurize, detached, dislodge, easy, exempt, free, idle, informal, lax, leaky, loose, loosen, loosening, relax, relaxation, release, rid, spare, stiffen, tease, unaffixed, unblock, unleash, unscrew, untie

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'loosening'

[relax.v.06] as in: make less severe or strict

Examples:
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught

relax, relax, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack, loosen, tease, untie, loosen

relax, relaxation, relaxation, easiness, relaxation, rest, relaxation, liberalization

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change

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lax, loosen, relax, relaxed, slack, tease, untie

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'loosening'

[relax.v.07] as in: become less severe or strict

Examples:
The rules relaxed after the new director arrived

relax, relax, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack, loosen, tease, untie, loosen

relax, relaxation, relaxation, easiness, relaxation, rest, relaxation, liberalization

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change

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act, affect, be_active, change, deepen, depart, deviate, exchange, go, lax, leave, loosen, motion, motivate, move, relax, relaxed, sidetrack, slack, switch, tease, transfer, travel, untie, variety

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'loosening'

[tease.v.06] as in: disentangle and raise the fibers of

Examples:
tease wool

tease, coquette, tease, tease, tease, tease, tease, tease, tease, tease, tease, tease, loosen, relax, relax, untie, loosen, loosen

teaser, tease, teaser, puzzle, teaser, tormenter, teaser

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disentangle, move

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comb, disentangle, disinvolve, extricate, loosen, relax, tease, untie, unwind

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'loosening'

[untie.v.02] as in: cause to become loose

Examples:
undo the shoelace
untie the knot
loosen the necktie

untie, untie, undo, unmake, undo, unwrap, loosen, relax, relax, tease, loosen, loosen

undoer, untying, untie, untie, undoer, destroyer, undoing, undo, unmake, undo, unwrap, relaxation, loosening, loosen, relax, relax, tease, loosen, loosen

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change

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bankrupt, better, break, break_dance, break_in, breakage, collapse, crack, dampen, demote, disconnect, fail, fault, fracture, gulf, interrupt, interruption, loosen, loosening, open_frame, pause, relax, relaxation, respite, rupture, separate, tease, transgress, unmake, unplug, untie, unwind, unwrap, violate

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[loosen.v.06] as in: make less dense

Examples:
loosen the soil

loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen

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change

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scarify, ruffle

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loosen, relax, tease, untie

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[loosen.v.07] as in: become loose or looser or less tight

Examples:
The noose loosened
the rope relaxed

loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack, free, unleash, loose, loose, loose, informal, free, lax, unaffixed, loose, loose, idle, loose, at_large, easy, loose

relaxation, loosening, loosen, relax, relax, tease, untie, loosen, loosen, relaxation, relaxation, easiness, rest, relaxation, liberalization

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stiffen, stiffen, stiffen

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weaken, change

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absolve, act, affect, at_large, barren, be_active, blabbermouthed, change, complimentary, dampen, de-escalate, decompress, deepen, depart, depressurize, detached, deviate, dislodge, easy, exchange, exempt, free, go, idle, informal, lax, leaky, leave, loose, loosen, loosening, motion, motivate, move, relax, relaxation, relaxed, release, rid, sabotage, sidetrack, slack, spare, stiffen, switch, tease, transfer, travel, unaffixed, unblock, unleash, untie, variety, weaken

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