English word
Loose
Definitions
adjective
- not rigidly fastened or securely attached
- not solid : watery
- lacking in restraint or power of restraint
- lacking moral restraint : unchaste
- overactive
- marked by frequent voiding especially of watery stoolsspecifically
- not tightly drawn or stretched : slack
- being flexible or relaxed
- lacking in precision, exactness, or care
- permitting freedom of interpretation
- not in the possession of either of two competing teams
- having worked partly free from attachments
- having relative freedom of movement
- produced freely and accompanied by raising of mucus
- not tight-fitting
- free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation
- not brought together in a bundle, container, or binding
- disconnected, detachedarchaic
- not dense, close, or compact in structure or arrangement
Synonyms for loose
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- loosened
- slack
- fire
- shoot
- throw