loosening
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an occurrence of control or strength weakening
the relaxation of requirements
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Sense 2 noun
the act of making something less tight
Types & categories
- modification hypernym
- untying hyponym
Related & opposite
- tightening antonym
- relax derivation
- loosen derivation
- untie derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relax |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | loosen |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slacken |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slack up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | weakening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thaw |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | tightening |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | relax |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | loosen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | untie |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | modification |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | untying |