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adjective
Not tautly bound, held, or fastened
Synonyms: lax, loose, slack
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adjective
Unconstrained by rigid standards or ceremony
Synonyms: informal, untroubled, casual, easy, easygoing, carefree, natural, spontaneous, unceremonious, at-ease, unrestrained, laid-back
Antonyms: tense
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verb
Make less active or fast
Synonyms: slackened, unbent, bent, loosened, slacked
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verb
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Synonyms: rested, unbent, unwound, loosened, loosed, reposed, lessened, reclined, tempered, softened, slackened, loafed, slacked, relieved, reduced, mitigated, mellowed, meditated, lounged, lolled, languished, idled, eased, diverted, diminished, abated
Antonyms: grown, tensed, increased
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verb
Make less severe or strict
Synonyms: loosened
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verb
Cause to feel relaxed
Synonyms: slackened, unwound, slacked, loosened, loosed, eased
Antonyms: tightened, worried, tensed, agitated, excited