Definition for Loosen up:

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; " our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

Synonyms for Loosen up:

• n.

  •
  • recharge your batteries,
  • wind down,
  • sit back,
  • idle away,
  • while away,
  • lounge around,
  • rest,
  • bask,
  • laze.
  •
  • jog,
  • hold,
  • firm up.
  •
  • forget.
  •decompress (noun)
  • decompress.
  •slow down (noun)
  • slow down.
  •unstrain (noun)
  • unstrain.
  •warm-up (noun)
  • warm-up.

• v.

  •be or feel at ease (verb)
  • relax.
  •chill out (verb)
  • take a chill pill,
  • settle down,
  • chill,
  • cool it,
  • mellow.
  •condition (verb)
  • train,
  • sharpen,
  • equip,
  • habituate,
  • whip into shape,
  • toughen up,
  • modify,
  • ready,
  • program,
  • tone up,
  • make ready,
  • warm up,
  • inure,
  • practice,
  • work over,
  • brainwash,
  • accustom,
  • shape up,
  • educate,
  • build up.
  •contact (verb)
  • unstuff,
  • loosen up.
  •exercise (verb)
  • discipline,
  • develop,
  • hone,
  • rehearse,
  • set,
  • cultivate,
  • foster,
  • maneuver,
  • put out,
  • groom,
  • dry run,
  • ply,
  • tune up,
  • exert,
  • work,
  • drill,
  • labor,
  • improve,
  • prepare,
  • strain,
  • break,
  • break in,
  • run through,
  • fix,
  • teach.
  •relax (verb)
  • ease off,
  • repose,
  • unbend,
  • let oneself go,
  • stop work,
  • take time out,
  • tranquilize,
  • take one's time,
  • knock off,
  • soften,
  • calm,
  • unlax.
  •unwind (verb)
  • quieten,
  • quiet down.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • simmer down,
  • mellow out.
  •
  • cool off,
  • get on with,
  • laugh at,
  • come out of,
  • burn off,
  • sculpt.
  •
  • shrug off.
  •
  • lighten.
  •
  • get together.
  •
  • still.
  •
  • settle.
  •calm down
  • chill out.
  •chill out
  • settles down,
  • settling down,
  • settled down.
  •condition
  • made ready,
  • making ready,
  • toned up,
  • Educating,
  • warming up,
  • warms up,
  • worked over,
  • warmed up,
  • working over,
  • readies.
  •relax
  • unbent,
  • unbends,
  • easing off,
  • relaxes,
  • unwind,
  • lets go,
  • unbended,
  • kick back,
  • taking one's time,
  • letting go,
  • take time.
  •unwind
  • quieted down,
  • slowed down.

Antonyms for Loosen up:

• v.

  • condition
    neglect, forget.
  • contact
    stuff.
  • exercise
    ignore, laze, relax, decrease, idle, halt, rest, destroy, not use, discourage.
  • relax
    worry, irritate, grow, tense, increase, energize, excite, agitate, be active.
  • unwind
    wind, twist, prepare, ready, tangle.
  • Other antonyms:
    tense up, strain, block, choke up, lug.

Homophones for Loosen up:

• lasiocampa, Lignify, Lake Geneva, lagniappe.

Hypernym for Loosen up:

• v.

  • contact
    unblock.

Hyponym for Loosen up:

• v.

  • contact
    free, disengage.
  • social
    DO, behave, act.