loosely

Examples

• All

• Progress monitoring should not be viewed as an informal or loosely standardized set of conditions.

  Academic text (2012)

• The broader body compartment was filled with loosely packed coarse granules reminiscent of ribosomal structures.

  Academic text (1991)

• Experiences and theory are no longer in isolation or loosely connected.

  Academic text (2011)

• Their shared reaction to water makes the lipids stick loosely together.

• Some authors are "brand names" in their fields; others are obscure, only loosely connected to departments.

  Academic text (1995)

• Throughout these islands, society is as loosely organized as it is sparsely distributed.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The upland laurel oaks grow loosely spaced, allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor.

  Academic text (1993)

• A bhuta, loosely translated, means odd in Sanskrit, but it also is wonder, astonishment and awe.

• Growers provided cultch shells suspended in plastic mesh bags or spread loosely on the bottom to obtain local seed.

  Academic text (1996)

• The rope was tied loosely, allowing the box to move slightly while remaining secure.

Synonyms

S

slackly

vsloosely

1 5.8

In a loose, relaxed way that is not tight

emphasizes open structure or not tightly packed rather than lack of tension

Antonyms

C

compactly

1 4.0

People pack items closely and neatly so they take little space

Compounds

L

loosely knit

1 5.5

A group of people with weak informal connections

How Compact

densely

30 2.9

closely

390 1.0

loosely

19 2.6

sparsely

15 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology