LOOSE Synonyms

• not fitting closely; hanging loosely

• without strain or anxiety

• independent; not united or joint

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

• a stretch of water without current or movement

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• the quality of being loose (not taut)

• a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

• not tense or taut

• flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

• lacking in rigor or strictness

• avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

• be inattentive to, or neglect

• release tension on

• make less active or fast

• become slow or slower

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

• cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

• not closed or secured

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• not buttoned

• not tied

• not firmly fastened or secured

• without financial security

• more than enough in size or scope or capacity

• affording an abundant supply

• fairly large in size

• having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

• slang term for a woman

• broad in scope or content

• not detailed or specific

• lacking subtlety; obvious

• being at a peak or culminating point

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• used of buildings; standing apart from others

• showing lack of emotional involvement

• being or feeling set or kept apart from others

• no longer connected or joined

• lacking affection or warm feeling

• not fixed in position

• (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

• having been divided; having the unity destroyed

• marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

• not plugged in or connected to a power source

• lacking orderly continuity

• drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness

• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

• a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

• hanging limply

• willing to give and share unstintingly

• not petty in character and mind

• more than is usual or necessary

• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

• without energy or will

• lacking or having lost rigidity

• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

• proceed slowly or with difficulty

• an associate who shares a room with you

• (of buildings and rooms) having ample space

• fairly large in size

• large in amount or extent or degree

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of buildings and rooms) having ample space

• not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

• not fastened together

• (of animals) able to swim about; not attached

• not secured within a cover

• not restrained or tied down by bonds

• not held in chemical or physical combination