Loosening up

Synonyms for loosening up
verb adapt, prepare

brainwash
accustom
educate
inure
train
practice

modify
habituate
program
ready
equip
sharpen

build up
work out
loosen up
make ready
shape up
tone up

toughen up
warm up
whip into shape
work over

Antonyms for loosening up

forget

neglect

Synonyms
verb do repeatedly, especially to improve

develop
prepare
exert
train
work out
improve
discipline
maneuver
practice
inure

rehearse
hone
fix
work
ply
labor
break
strain
foster
set

drill
habituate
cultivate
teach
condition
groom
break in
dry run
put out
run through

tune up
lick into shape
limber up
loosen up
pump iron
put through grind
put through mill
walk through
warm up

Antonyms

decrease
destroy
ignore
laze

neglect
forget
halt
idle

relax
rest
discourage
not use

Synonyms
verb relax

unwind
recline
calm down
chill out
rest
take it easy
sit back

lie down
breathe easy
collect oneself
compose oneself
cool off
feel at home
hang loose

loosen up
make oneself at home
mellow out
settle back
sit around
take a break
take a breather

take a load off
take ten
wind down
catch one’s breath
put one’s feet up

Synonyms
verb be or feel at ease

unwind
recline
soften
calm
repose
rest
tranquilize
laze
calm down

knock off
loosen up
sit back
lie down
unbend
unlax
breathe easy
collect oneself
compose oneself

cool off
ease off
feel at home
hang loose
let oneself go
make oneself at home
settle back
simmer down
sit around

stop work
take a break
take a breather
take it easy
take ten
take time out
put one’s feet up
take one’s time

Antonyms

worry
energize
excite

grow
increase
agitate

irritate
tense
be active

Synonyms
verb relax

recline
quieten
rest

calm down
take it easy
sit back

ease off
loosen up
quiet down

slow down
take a break
wind down

Antonyms

tangle
wind

prepare
ready

twist
agitate

Synonyms
verb calm down

chill
mellow
relax

cool it
cool off
loosen up

settle down
simmer down
take a chill pill