LOOSING Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

loosing

verb

present participle of loose

as in firing

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them

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as in unleashing

to find emotional release for do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by

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as in freeing

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock

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as in loosening

to set free (from a state of being held in check) the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide

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Recent Examples of loosing His pets were accused of the unneighborly habit of loosing themselves upon suburban streets, prompting panicked phone calls and unnecessary police raids. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, loosing a wave of Burmese python hunters onto the Everglades. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The ClearBell colony loosing ClearBells like snowflakes into the water. — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026 Co-regulating your emotions alongside your toddler can help achieve a resolution to conflict without raising your voice or loosing your temper. — Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 26 Jan. 2026 Safer, then, to keep loosing arrows at others’ positions rather than one’s own. — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025

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Thirteen other siege engines had been firing at all hours of the day and night for three months before that.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Segovia produced a superb spin before firing into the far corner.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of firing

Verb

For the first time since the Second World War, wealthy Americans watched their tax rates plunge, unleashing a genie that, in time, would shake loose any remaining restrictions on American oligarchs’ wealth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
That typhoon crossed the country after causing destruction in southeastern Fujian province, unleashing record-breaking rainfall in Beijing.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of unleashing

Verb

The best shampoos cleanse your scalp and hair from roots to ends, freeing it from buildup and gunk without stripping the scalp of natural and vital oils.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026
The result is a system that, in the long term, could carry out sub hunting autonomously, but in the short term acts as an onboard co-pilot, freeing up human operators while doubling sonobuoy processing capacity.

— David Szondy August 12, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of freeing

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Even before this summer’s heat, the EU had begun loosening a number of its emissions targets and delaying the phaseout of gas and diesel vehicles, in an apparent effort to blunt the far right’s use of green policies as a campaign issue.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
The commemoration unfolded as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes to expand Japan’s offensive military capabilities, raising questions about loosening postwar nonnuclear principles.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of loosening

Verb

The vast majority of artists who have stopped recording and releasing new music disappear from the rankings and are often never seen again.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Longstaff has had a very good pre-season and could play alongside Ethan Ampadu, releasing Anton Stach to take a more attacking role.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of releasing

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In that version of his death, he’s killed by a knife sent flying in his direction by Bellatrix Lestrange after rescuing Harry and his friends from Malfoy Manor.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Derrick Moore, 47, of Loganville is being hailed as a hero for rescuing the girl from a rip current.

— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rescuing

Verb

But the person most excited to play catch with his father, Ron, was Twins manager Derek Shelton, who wasn’t sure his arm would be capable after throwing Buxton batting practice Monday.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The 49ers beat the Titans in their last regular-season meeting in December, 37-24, with Purdy throwing three touchdowns and McCaffrey recording a rushing touchdown.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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