Thesaurus
loose
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of LOOSE
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consisting of particles that do not stick together <the car wheels slipped on the loose gravel in the driveway>
Synonyms incoherent, unconsolidated
Related Words nonadhesive, nonviscous; disconnected, disjointed, separate, unconnected; coarse, granular, rough
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not bound by rigid standards <the generally loose discipline practiced by many weekend dads>
Related Words careless, derelict, heedless, irresponsible, lazy, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, sloven, slovenly, unfussy
Near Antonyms constrained, restrained, restricted, tight; careful, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous; implacable, inflexible
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not bound, confined, or detained by force <there was a brief panic when the lion got loose from its cage at the zoo>
Related Words escaped; uncaged, unchained, unfettered, unleashed; uncaught; unanchored, unbolted, undone, unfastened, untied; clear, disengaged
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not precisely correct <a loose guess about the size of the crowd at the outdoor concert>
Related Words erroneous, false, incorrect, off, wrong; general, indefinable, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, mushy, undefined, undetermined, unsettled, vague; faulty, flawed, mistaken; specious; distorted, fallacious, misleading; doubtful, dubious, questionable, uncertain; inconclusive, indecisive; debatable, disputable; invalidated, unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unsupported
Near Antonyms certain, incontestable, indubitable, positive, sure, undeniable, unquestionable; correct, errorless, factual, right, sound, true, valid; clear-cut, decisive, definable, defined, definite; incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable; absolute, unqualified; confirmed, corroborated, determined, established, substantiated, supported, validated
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having or showing lowered moral character or standards <the loose life that he led in the years before his death by a drug overdose>
Synonyms debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped
Related Words bent [chiefly British], crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous; contaminated, spoiled, tainted; bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked
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