loose

adj

1. unbound, untied, unchained, unshackled, unfettered, untrammeled; unlocked, unlatched, unfastened; unclasped, unhooked, unattached, untied; unpinned, unbuttoned; unconnected, disconnected, detached, floating; insecure, infirm, unsteady.

2. inaccurate, inexact, roundabout, imprecise, unprecise, unmeticulous, unrigorous; unconscientious, unfussy, unpunctilious; nonspecific, broad, general, amorphous, vague, indefinite, indecisive; random, inchoate, disordered, chaotic, hit-or-miss, desultory.

3. lax, dissolute, licentious, libertine, lascivious, debauched, dissipated, wasted, rakish, rakehell; lecherous, lubricous, goatish; concupiscent, prurient, lustful, libidinous, salacious; indecent, dirty, foul, indelicate; wanton, wild, profligate, abandoned, unrestrained, uncurbed; promiscuous, whorish, of easy virtue, unchaste, impure; coarse, gross, crude; degenerate, corrupt, perverted; wicked, nefarious, flagitious; immoral, sinful, peccant, vice-ridden; unregenerate, unprincipled, shameless, unscrupulous; reprobate, shameful, disgraceful, worthless; notorious, infamous, scandalous, disreputable.

4. slack, hanging, drooping, droopy, bagging, baggy, sagging, saggy, flapping, Inf. floppy; limp, Dial. limpsy, flabby, flaccid; shaky, rickety; dangling, streaming.

5. free, unconfined, at liberty, at large, on the loose; freed, liberated, released, let out, let go.

6. remiss, neglectful, negligent; disorderly, sloppy, untiddy, Inf. messy; unorganized, casual, slapdash, slipshod, offhand, Inf. harum-scarum; casual, indifferent, perfunctory, devil-may-care; lackadaisical, listless; free and easy, untroubled, unconcerned, unwor-ried, happy-go-lucky, Inf. loose as a goose.

7. moderate, mellow, undemanding, lenient, tolerant, indulgent, forbearing; careless, easy, unexacting, offhand, Inf. wishy-washy.

8. unregulated, ungoverned, unrestricted, unimpeded, unhampered, laissez-faire, no-holds-barred, catch-as-catch-can; unqualified, unconditioned, unconditional, no-strings-attached.

9. uninhibited, relaxed, informal, unceremonious, unreserved, unconstrained; open, candid, frank, sincere, outspoken, free-spoken; bold, brash, audacious; indecent, improper, intemperate, immoderate, incontinent.

10. on the loose free, unconfined, on the run, at liberty; fled, flown, at large, scot-free; running for cover, escaping, fleeing, on the lam, escaped, runaway.

11. break loose escape, run off, flee, get away, make good one's escape, gain one's liberty, run for one's life, take to one's heels, Inf. make tracks, Inf. make a getaway; get out, Inf. bail out, Sl. bust loose; Sl. fly the coop, break out, break jail, escape from confinement or prison.

12. cast loose loosen, unloosen, unfasten, undo, un 680hitch, detach, disengage, unattach, set adrift, cast off, weigh anchor.

13. cut loosea. leave, quit, depart, become free or independent, cut the knot or apron strings, Sl. split.b. celebrate, carry on, blow or let off steam, abandon restraint, let go, let one's hair down, Inf. cut up, Inf. fool or horse around, Inf. raise Cain, Inf. have a good time, Inf. raise the dead, Inf. cut capers, Sl. go hog-wild.

14. let loose emit, break out, burst out with, give out with, shout, yell, give a whoop, Inf. hoot and holler; sing, bellow, explode.

v

15. free, release, let go, set at liberty; liberate, emancipate, manumit; let loose, set loose, turn loose.

16. loosen, untie, unbind, unfetter, unshackle, unchain; disengage, disencumber, disentangle, extricate; undo, unpin, let fall; unhook, unclasp, unbuckle, unbutton, unsnap; unlace, unstrap, unscrew, unstick, unglue; unfasten, unfix.

17. relax, moderate, mellow, make less strict, slacken, ease, soften; mitigate, extenuate, ameliorate, attenuate, weaken; reduce, diminish, lessen.

18. shoot, discharge, fire off, eject; catapult, hurl, throw out, project.