Loosen and Relax

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Loosen

Loosen verb - To make less taut.

Usage example: the lead climber loosened the climbing rope so that the other climber could have more room to maneuver

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Relax is a synonym for loosen in weaken topic. In some cases you can use "Relax" instead a verb "Loosen", when it comes to topics like activity, ease, tighten, become unbound. popular alternative

Nearby Words: loose, looseness, loosely, loosening, loosener

Relax

Relax verb - To make less taut.

Usage example: relax the rope a bit so I can pick up the slack and tie this knot

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Loosen is a synonym for relax in activity topic. You can use "Loosen" instead a verb "Relax", if it concerns topics such as action, moderate, tighten, become unbound. popular alternative

Nearby Words: relaxed, relaxation, relaxing

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control	loosen control	relax control
little	loosen little	relax little
back	loosen back	relax back
grip	loosen grip	relax grip
Other words: standards, restrictions, muscles, lips.

Both words in one sentence

The one time she does try to loosen up and relax is when her mom not surprisingly comes back early from her vacation.

Source: Wild Teen Party

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