loose connection
Intermittent electrical fault
A loose connection is a joint or link that isn't properly secured—typically electrical wires or mechanical parts that should be tight but aren't: The flickering light was caused by a loose connection.
Figuratively, it describes a tenuous relationship between ideas, people, or things: There's only a loose connection between the two cases.
- faultImperfection or blame
- on the fritzMalfunctioning, out of order
- tenuousLacking solid foundation
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
slackened · leakage · open · corroded · weakest link · falling apart · estranged · lost touch · fair weather friend · separated · superficial · strained · on again off again · flicker · detached · interruption · disengaged · fractured
- damagebreakage, break, crack, fracture, dent
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- hardware failurespower failure, hard drive crash, boot failure, overheating, thermal runaway
- pacemaker complicationscrosstalk, programming error, software glitch
- car problemsflat tire, dead battery, engine light, check engine, brake failure
- defectsdefect, flaw, crack, cracks, defective
loose connectionclose relationship
Strong interpersonal bond
strong bond · deep connection · strong ties · intimate relationship · unbreakable bond
loose connectiondirect connection
causal relationship · causal link · logical necessity · established relationship · non sequitur
loose, loosen, loosely, looseness, looser, loosest, loosened, loosening, connection