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Crossword clue: the act of making something less tight

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Possible answers

laxation 8 letters wn-def

the act of making something less tight

loosening 9 letters wn-def

the act of making something less tight

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the act of making less strict 50% similar → liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation
the act of making something clean 50% similar → cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
the act of making something ready 50% similar → priming
the act of making something tighter 50% similar → tightening
the act of making something wet 50% similar → wetting
the act of making something wider 50% similar → broadening, widening

Related clues

Another word for looseningThe act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.