loosest

Least tightly fastened

Loosest is the superlative form of loose, indicating the greatest degree of slackness, freedom from constraint, or lack of tightness.

It can describe physical objects like clothing or knots, or more abstract qualities like interpretations or morals.

That's the loosest fitting shirt I own.

He had the loosest grip on the facts of anyone in the meeting.

fit

baggy

Loose and drooping

  • oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
  • flowingMoving continuously onward
  • roomyHaving generous interior space

relaxed · slouchy · billowy · draped · sagging · unfitted · shapeless · hanging · voluminous · generous

fastening

untied

Released from binding

slipping · wobbly · unattached · unanchored · rattling · unbolted · detached · unstable · precarious · dangling

restriction

unrestricted

Having no limitations

  • freestLeast restricted superlative
  • laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
  • lenientTolerant of faults

flexible · unregulated · liberal · relaxed · open · unbound · unconstrained · unbounded · limitless · tolerant

interpretation

vaguest

Least distinct or clear

imprecise · approximate · inexact · general · rough · fluid · elastic · stretched · liberal · creative

moral

promiscuous

Sexually undiscriminating

  • wildNot domesticated or controlled
  • uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
  • wantonDeliberately cruel without reason

dissolute · libertine · debauched · immoral · unchaste · licentious · shameless · abandoned · fast · easy

Opposites
physical tightness/tension

loosesttightest

Most securely fastened

firmest · tensest · snuggest · stiffest

strictness/rigidity of rules or standards

looseststrictest

Most unyielding in rules

tightest · harshest · narrowest

Phrases
Family

loose, loosen, loosened, loosening, loosely, looses, looseness, unloose, loosed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G