Synonyms of loosens (up)

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of loosen (up)

as in facilitates

to free from obstruction or difficulty

hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facilitates
• accelerates
• improves
• smoothes
• eases
• promotes
• simplifies
• paves the way (for)
• smooths
• greases
• speeds
• straightens (out)
• unclogs
• aids
• helps
• assists
• hastens
• quickens
• hurries
• expedites
• furthers
• advances
• forwards
• rushes
• abets
• streamlines
• disentangles
• untangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complicates
• hinders
• impedes
• retards
• aggravates
• worsens
• perplexes
• sophisticates

loosens up

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of loosen up

as in relaxes

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety

a high-pressure job that makes it hard for him to loosen up even on weekends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxes
• hangs loose
• mellows (out)
• rests
• winds down
• chills
• chills out
• unwinds
• decompresses
• kicks back
• de-stresses
• composes
• goofs (off)
• hangs (around or out)
• unbends
• basks
• settles
• comforts
• hacks (around)
• lounges
• zones out
• calms
• alleviates
• relieves
• bums
• reposes
• lazes
• eases
• cools
• dawdles
• dillydallies
• veges out
• idles
• footles
• loafs
• vegetates
• lolls
• drones
• quiets
• vegges out
• dallies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenses (up)