Loose and Lock

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Loose verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

Usage example: animal-rights activists loosed the monkeys from their laboratory cages

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Lock is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.

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Loose is an antonym for lock in fasten topic.

Nearby Words: locked, lockup, locker, locket, lockout

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Lock and Loose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/lock

Loose & Lock. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/lock>.

Lock or Loose. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/lock.

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