loose end

1. 1.

   work that is left incomplete

   Synonymsunfinished business

   Broaderwork

Questions about loose end

What does loose end mean?

loose end means "work that is left incomplete".

What is another word for loose end?

Close synonyms include unfinished business. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is loose end a common word?

loose end is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.