Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb unloosen
2 senses of unloosen
Sense 1
free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose -- (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
Sense 2
unloose, unloosen -- (loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers")
=> untie, unbrace, unlace -- (undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner")