loosen up
Shed your tension
To loosen up is to become less tense, stiff, or formal.
Athletes loosen up before competing by stretching and warming muscles.
In social contexts, someone who loosens up relaxes and becomes more at ease: Have a drink and loosen up.
You can also loosen someone else up: A few jokes loosened up the crowd.
Release accumulated tension
- de-stressReduce mental tension
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- calm downBecome less agitated
- mellow outGradually become calmer
let go · ease up · lighten up · kick back · decompress · take it easy · destress · settle down
unwind
Release accumulated tension
mellow out · let go · ease up · lighten up · kick back · decompress · take it easy · destress · settle down · cool down
warm up
Prepare body for exercise
- limber upPrepare body for exertion
- flexTense a muscle
- stretch outExtend to full length
mobilize · prepare · get ready · roll out · dynamic stretching · activate · shake out · extend · bend · twist
untie
Undo a fastening
unzip · unclasp · unhook · unstrap · unpin · unfasten · unscrew · detach · release · free
- Go with the flowrelax, calm, ease, chill, mellow
- relaxrelax, chill, unwind, calm down, cool down
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- releasefree, liberate, let go, unleash, release
- snap out of itsnap out of it, get a grip, get it together, shake it off, wake up
loosen uptighten
Make more secure
tighten up · tense up · stiffen up · stiffen · seize up
loosen uptense up
Become rigid from stress
stiffen up · clam up · freeze up · stiffen · tighten up
loosen uptighten up
Make less loose
crack down · clamp down · restrict · bear down · rein in
loose, loosen, loosened, loosening, loosens, looser, loosest, unloosen