Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make quiet, motionless, calm |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, arrest, balm, becalm, calm, choke, compose, decrease volume, fix, gag, hush, lull, muffle, muzzle, pacify, quiet, quieten, settle, shush, shut down, shut up, silence, slack, smooth, smooth over, soothe, squash, squelch, stall, stop, subdue, tranquilize |
| Antonyms: | agitate, disturb, irritate, move |
| Main Entry: | slake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, appease, assuage, compose, cool, crumble, disintegrate, gratify, lessen, loose, mitigate, moderate, quench, reduce, refresh, relax, relaxed, relieve, satisfy, slack, subdue |
| Main Entry: | becalm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm |
| Synonyms: | allay, calm down, compose, lull, pacify, placate, quiet, relax, settle, soothe, steady, still |
| Main Entry: | dulcify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pacify |
| Synonyms: | allay, appease, assuage, calm, conciliate, curb, dulcorate, gentle, honey, mollify, placate, propitiate, quell, quiet, reconcile, soften, soothe, sugar, sweeten |
| Main Entry: | untighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ease |
| Synonyms: | abate, aid, allay, ameliorate, anesthetize, appease, assist, assuage, attend to, calm, cheer, clear the way, comfort, cure, disburden, disengage, doctor*, expedite, facilitate, forward, free, further, improve, lessen, let up, let up on, lift, lighten, loose*, loosen, make easier, meliorate, mitigate, moderate, mollify, nurse, open the door, pacify, palliate, promote, quiet, relax, release, relent, relieve, run interference for, simplify, slack, slacken, smooth*, soften*, soothe, speed, speed up, still, tranquilize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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