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loosening

noun

1 loosening

An occurrence of control or strength weakening:
— The loosening of his grip.

synonyms: relaxation, slackening.

Roget 47: nonadhesion; immiscibility; incoherence; looseness etc. adj.; laxity; relaxation; loosening etc. v.; freedom; disjunction ... show more

Roget 738: laxity; laxness, looseness, slackness; toleration etc. (lenity) 740; freedom etc. 748.    anarchy, interregnum; relaxation; ... show more

2 loosening

The act of making something less tight.

synonym: laxation.

Polish: obruszenie się, poluzowanie się, obluzowanie się


Moby thesaurus: abatement, allayment, alleviation, assuagement, blunting, calming, carelessness, damping, deadening, demulcent, demulsion, diminution, dulcification, dulling, easiness, easing, easygoingness, emollient, falling-off, hushing ... show more.

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