LOOSEN UP Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase loosen up. (close relations)
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| relax | verbv | |||||
verb • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease • make less taut • become loose or looser or less tight • cause to feel relaxed • become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner • make less severe or strict • become less severe or strict • make less active or fast | ||||||
| unwind | verbv | |||||
verb • reverse the winding or twisting of • separate the tangles of • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease • cause to feel relaxed | ||||||
| decompress | verbv | |||||
verb • restore to its uncompressed form • decrease the pressure of • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | ||||||
| unbend | verbv | |||||
verb • straighten up or out; make straight • unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay • free from flexure • make less taut • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease • release from mental strain, tension, or formality | ||||||
| unlax | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to feel relaxed | ||||||
| unstrain | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to feel relaxed | ||||||
| unstuff | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to become unblocked | ||||||
| limber up | verbv | |||||
verb • attach the limber • make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity | ||||||
| make relaxed | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to feel relaxed | ||||||
| slow down | ||||||
verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • become slow or slower • cause to proceed more slowly • reduce the speed of • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | ||||||
