Fasten and Loosening

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Fasten verb - To cause (something) to hold to another.

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Loosening is an antonym for fasten.

Nearby Words: fastening, fastener, fastness

Loosening noun - The act of making something less tight.

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Fasten is an antonym for loosening in unbind topic.

Nearby Words: loosen, loosened, loosener

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