unloosen

U1N1L1O1O1S1E1N1

verb

To unloose; to loosen.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

verbunloosen (third-person singular simple present unloosens, present participle unloosening, simple past and past participle unloosened)

present singular third person unloosens · participle present unloosening · participle past unloosened · past unloosened

  1. To unloose; to loosen.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbgrant freedom to; free from confinement

verbloosen the ties of

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + loosen, with un- as an intensifier.

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APA

unloosen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloosen

MLA

“unloosen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloosen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unloosen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloosen.

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