LOOSED Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

loosed

verb

past tense of loose

as in fired

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them

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as in unleashed

to find emotional release for do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by

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as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock

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as in loosened

to set free (from a state of being held in check) the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide

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Recent Examples of loosed The bigger question is how the Cybercabs were quietly loosed on city streets, even with their human controls. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026 If one piece is loosed from the rest, will the whole hold its shape? — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 The Nünichlingler, as the walkers are called, walk because in the past, the villagers believed that on these darkest, shortest days of the year, a window opened in the earth to another world, and spirits were loosed. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025 Isaacs, a Jewish apprentice merchant from England, loosed the rope around his waist and jumped for his life, landing on the edge of the Zulu kingdom. — Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025

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Luca Guadagnino‘s tech tale, which follows the five-day period in 2023 when Altman was fired and then rehired, earned rave reviews after its world premiere at New York Film Festival last week.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Relative calm after a 2022 ceasefire ended in July when the Houthis resumed attacks, saying the Saudis fired on the Sanaa airport as a plane from Iran was trying to land.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of fired

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The rise of prediction markets has unleashed a flurry of lawsuits from Native American tribes across the United States.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
The violence unleashed there had motivated her to take on a new mission – making Juneteenth a national holiday.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unleashed

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In present day, back on the planet decimated by the Manhunters, John interrogates Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen) and learns that Noah freed the villain from prison.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Once imprisoned on corruption charges, Lula was freed by the nation's Supreme Court and then defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a heated 2022 election by a razor-thin margin.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of freed

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Traditional suiting is loosened with oversized silhouettes, fluid fabrications and styling that is elevated, but never too formal.

— Emma Spedding, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Over time these requirements loosened, and in 2025 the FDA ended mandatory blood testing in conjunction with clozapine use.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of loosened

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Earlier this year, the Dutch adaptation launched on RTL4 to more than 1 million viewers and a Polish version delivered TVN’s biggest primetime launch in five years, according to TF1.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The owner of The Armoury, a four-unit men’s retailer with locations in New York and Hong Kong, has acquired his largest brand, named a new creative director and launched a second career as a pseudo real estate developer.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of launched

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And deuterium nuclei contain a neutron that can be liberated by a neutrino and then detected, regardless of the type of neutrino.

— Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
We were taught by a gruff cockney called Fred Waring, who had participated in the D-Day landings in a regiment that had fought its way across Europe towards Berlin and liberated the concentration camp at Belsen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of liberated

Verb

The Navy has reported that there were eight suicide attempts aboard the carrier during the deployment, including one sailor who jumped overboard and was later rescued.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Once inside, two people described as older adults were rescued from the home.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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