loosening (up) 1 of 2
verb (1)
as in facilitating
to free from obstruction or difficulty hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- facilitating
- improving
- accelerating
- paving the way (for)
- promoting
- simplifying
- easing
- smoothing
- greasing
- speeding
- straightening (out)
- unclogging
- assisting
- aiding
- forwarding
- expediting
- quickening
- helping
- furthering
- hurrying
- hastening
- abetting
- rushing
- advancing
- streamlining
- untangling
- disentangling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- complicating
- impeding
- worsening
- hindering
- retarding
- aggravating
- perplexing
- sophisticating
loosening up
2 of 2verb (2)
as in relaxing
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety a high-pressure job that makes it hard for him to loosen up even on weekends Synonyms & Similar Words
- relaxing
- hanging loose
- winding down
- chilling out
- mellowing (out)
- resting
- chilling
- unwinding
- decompressing
- kicking back
- composing
- zoning out
- de-stressing
- basking
- vegging out
- unbending
- hacking (around)
- goofing (off)
- settling
- hanging (around or out)
- lounging
- cooling
- comforting
- idling
- calming
- alleviating
- loafing
- lazing
- bumming
- lolling
- reposing
- relieving
- dawdling
- dillydallying
- easing
- droning
- vegetating
- footling
- quieting
- dallying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tensing (up)