LOOSES Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

looses

verb

present tense third-person singular of loose

as in fires

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 unleashes

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 frees

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 loosens

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 looses Candytuft is evergreen in warm Southern climes, but looses its foliage in cold northerly locations. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for looses

Verb

After all, what could go wrong sitting atop three million barrels of oil while a hostile country fires missiles and drones at it?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Andrew Garfield stars as Altman, with Anora‘s Yura Borisov playing Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientific officer and co-founder of OpenAI who fires Altman.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fires

Verb

The church unleashes a campaign—online and onsite—demanding the family’s religious freedom, and the most fervent outcry and mobilization come from the political far right.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
Then Digory accidentally unleashes the evil empress Jadis (Emma Mackey, who played Physicist Barbie in Barbie) from a sleeping spell, and chaos breaks out.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of unleashes

Verb

When the lid loosens, LINE1 jumps around, DNA damage piles up and biological aging speeds up.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Fixing Loose Tiles With Hot Glue When tile loosens, one apparently clever home DIY is to reapply it with a hot glue gun.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of loosens

Verb

The episode ends with Lee running for his life while McCann shoots into the darkness of the treeline.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Body-camera video obtained by CBS News Atlanta shows HeeHaw the donkey galloping toward officers before a Cedartown police officer shoots him during a search for a missing girl.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoots

Verb

That's where low-angle sunlight throws mountains and crater rims into sharp relief.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of taking a walk, a batter can sprint around the bases after ball four and continue advancing until the defensive team throws the ball to every fielder.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of throws

Verb

And behind Vision’s back, Ultron ominously releases a carrier pigeon, sending a message to a mystery recipient.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Mazal Group and the Weingartens and Odeds have denied wrongdoing, and the settlement releases them from future liability for the allegations in the case.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026