LOOSENING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of making something less tight
   Synonym(s)
   • laxation (what does laxation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) loosening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • alteration (what does alteration mean?)
   • modification (what does modification mean?)
   • adjustment (what does adjustment mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • tightening (what does tightening mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • untying (what does untying mean?)
   • undoing (what does undoing mean?)
   • unfastening (what does unfastening mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • untie (what does untie mean?)
   • undo (what does undo mean?)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an occurrence of control or strength weakening
   Synonym(s)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • slackening (what does slackening mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the relaxation of requirements
   • the loosening of his grip
   • the slackening of the wind
   Hypernyms(s) loosening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weakening (what does weakening mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • slack up (what does slack up mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)