loosen up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of LOOSEN

to free from obstruction or difficulty <asked the school administrators to loosen up the rules on what can be printed on T-shirts>

Synonyms facilitate, grease, loosen (up), smooth, unclog

Related Words accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed; advance, forward, further, promote; abet, aid, assist, help, improve; disentangle, straighten (out), untangle; simplify, streamline

Near Antonyms hinder, impede; retard; aggravate, worsen; perplex, sophisticate

Antonyms complicate

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