Meanings
present singular third person unloosens · participle present unloosening · participle past unloosened · past unloosened
Synonyms & antonyms
verbgrant freedom to; free from confinement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From un- + loosen, with un- as an intensifier.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
unloosen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloosen
“unloosen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloosen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unloosen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloosen.
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