Afraid and Loose

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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Loose and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loose" instead an adjective "Afraid".

Loose adjective - Not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched.

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Afraid and loose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Loose".

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

As it becomes clear that a serial killer is on the loose, the school atmosphere drops and the students begin to grow afraid and paranoid.

Source: I'm Not Afraid of You
Toilet Humor: Spider is not afraid to share how constipated mental acuity drug Jumpstart makes him, nor how loose his bowels get after he stops taking it.

Source: Comic Book / Transmetropolitan
In the Supergirl story arc Red Daughter Of Krypton, Lobo taunts Supergirl, stating that she's afraid to cut loose.

Source: Nobody Calls Me "Chicken"!

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