Loose and Tethering

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Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Tethering is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Definitions of Loose not found.

Loose is an antonym for tethering in fasten topic.

Nearby Words: tether, tethered

Cut the Safety Rope: Kowalski cuts himself loose when he realizes that the ropes tethering them to the ISS aren't strong enough to hold them both.

Source: Film / Gravity

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Tethering and Loose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/tethering

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Tethering or Loose. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/loose/tethering.

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