loosely
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
in a relaxed manner; not rigid
his hands lay loosely
Related & opposite
- slack derived from
Sense 2 adverb
in a loose manner
a union of loosely federated states
Sense 3 adverb
without regard to specific details or exceptions
he interprets the law broadly
Related & opposite
- narrowly antonym
- general derived from
- unspecific derived from
Sense 4 adverb
knitted in a loose manner
loosely knit
Related & opposite
- open derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | slack |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | narrowly |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | general |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | unspecific |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | open |