Loose
- Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
- Not held or packaged together.
- Not under control.
- Not fitting closely
- Not compact.
- Relaxed.
- Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
- Indiscreet.
- (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
- (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
- (dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood). Coordinate terms: stacked, solid
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- (not fixed in place tightly or firmly): firm, tight
- (not held or packaged together): packaged
- (not bound or tethered or leashed): bound, leashed, tethered, tied, tied up
- (not fitting closely): close-fitting, snug, tight
- (not compact): compact, firm
- (relaxed): tense, tensed
- (indiscreet): discreet
- (promiscuous): faithful, monogamous