Adjective
loose -
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
compact closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil" ; "compact clusters of flowers"
light characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open" ; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
unfirm ,
shifting not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder" ; "an unfirm stance"
silty full of silt; "silty soil"
loose -
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing" ; "the large shoes were very loose"
tight affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money" ; "a tight market"
lax emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
baggy ,
loose-fitting ,
sloppy not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers" ; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
loose -
not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey" ; "slack and wrinkled skin" ; "slack sails" ; "a slack rope"
slack
lax emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
loose -
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
uncontrolled not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS" ; "uncontrolled growth"
loose -
not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
loose -
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture" ; "a loose weave"
open
loose -
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue" ; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women" ; "wanton behavior"
easy ,
light ,
promiscuous ,
sluttish ,
wanton
unchaste not chaste; "unchaste conduct"
loose -
emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
lax
unconstipated ,
regular not constipated
loose -
not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
unaffixed
loose -
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk" ; "a loose tongue"
idle
irresponsible showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot" ; "hasty and irresponsible action"
loose -
not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told" ; "a free translation of the poem"
free ,
liberal
inexact not exact
loose -
having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large" ; "searching for two escaped prisoners" ; "dogs loose on the streets" ; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
at large ,
escaped ,
on the loose
loose -
not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement" ; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
informal
Adverb
loose -
without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
free
