loosens (up) 1 of 2
verb (1)
as in facilitates
to free from obstruction or difficulty hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- facilitates
- accelerates
- improves
- eases
- simplifies
- promotes
- greases
- aids
- smooths
- smoothes
- speeds
- unclogs
- paves the way (for)
- helps
- assists
- quickens
- straightens (out)
- hastens
- hurries
- forwards
- expedites
- advances
- furthers
- rushes
- abets
- streamlines
- disentangles
- untangles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- complicates
- hinders
- impedes
- aggravates
- retards
- worsens
- perplexes
- sophisticates
loosens up
2 of 2verb (2)
as in relaxes
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
- relaxes
- hangs loose
- chills out
- winds down
- mellows (out)
- chills
- rests
- unwinds
- decompresses
- kicks back
- de-stresses
- unbends
- basks
- composes
- comforts
- goofs (off)
- lounges
- settles
- zones out
- bums
- calms
- alleviates
- eases
- lazes
- hangs (around or out)
- cools
- relieves
- dillydallies
- veges out
- reposes
- footles
- dawdles
- drones
- loafs
- vegetates
- idles
- hacks (around)
- lolls
- quiets
- vegges out
- dallies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tenses (up)