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calm [kahm; older kam; spelling pron. kahlm] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
calm [kahm; older kam; spelling pron. kahlm]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: peaceful, quiet (inanimate)
Synonyms: at a standstill, at peace, bland, breathless, breezeless, bucolic, cool, halcyon, harmonious, hushed, in order, inactive, low-key, mild, motionless, pacific, pastoral, placid, quiescent, reposeful, reposing, restful, rural, serene, slow, smooth, soothing, still, stormless, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, waveless, windless
Antonyms: excited, fierce, frenzied, rough, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild
Main Entry: calm
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: quietness, composure
Synonyms: calmness, dispassion, doldrums, hush, impassivity, imperturbation, lull, patience, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, repose, rest, restraint, serenity, silence, stillness, stoicism, tranquility
Antonyms: agitation, anger, madness, restlessness, storminess, terror, turbulence, violence
Main Entry: calm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make composed, quiet
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, becalm, compose, cool, cool it, cool out, hush, lay back, lull, mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, quiet, quieten, relax, relieve, sedate, settle, simmer down, soft-pedal, soothe, steady, still, stroke, take it easy, take the edge off, tranquilize
Antonyms: agitate, anger, disquiet, distract, excite, inflame, irritate, outrage, rouse, ruffle, worry
Example Sentences
  • Big, rounded shapes and pastel-tinted spreads encourage calm, while rhythmic verses describe action.
  • This gripping document, a singular addition to Holocaust literature, speaks with calm clarity of the century's worst crimes.
  • While one guy holds the horse to calm him down, the other slips on the bridle and then a blanket and saddle.
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Main Entry: allay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
Synonyms: abate, alleviate, assuage, calm, compose, cool out, decrease, ease, lessen, lighten, make nice, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, play up to, pour oil on, quiet, square, take the bite out, take the sting out
Antonyms: intensify, provoke, stir, worsen
Main Entry: appease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: satisfy, pacify
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, assuage, be enough, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, content, diminish, do*, ease, gratify, lessen, lull, make matters up, meet halfway, mitigate, mollify, patch things up, placate, propitiate, quell, quench, quiet, serve, soften, soothe, subdue, sweeten, tranquilize
Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, incite, irritate, provoke, tease
Main Entry: assuage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: soothe, relieve
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, conciliate, cool*, ease, fill, lessen, lighten, lull, make nice, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, pour oil on, propitiate, quench, quiet, sate, satisfy, soften, still, surfeit, sweeten, take the edge off, take the sting out, temper, tranquilize
Antonyms: exacerbate, upset
Main Entry: bland
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: mild, temperate
Synonyms: balmy, calm, calmative, clear, lenient, mollifying, nonirritant, nonirritating, smooth, soft, soothing
Antonyms: bitter, caustic, severe, sharp, zingy
Main Entry: carefree
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lighthearted, untroubled
Synonyms: airy, at ease, blithe, breezy, buoyant, calm, careless, cheerful, cheery, cool, easy, easy-going, feelgood, happy, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, jaunty, jovial, laid back, radiant, secure, sunny, unanxious, unbothered
Notes: carefree means free of trouble and worry and care while careless means marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
Antonyms: anxious, heavyhearted, troubled, worried
Main Entry: certain
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: confident
Synonyms: assertive, assured, believing, calm, cocksure, convinced, positive, questionless, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-confident, sure, unconcerned, undisturbed, undoubtful, undoubting, unperturbed, untroubled
Antonyms: doubtful, doubting, hesitant, uncertain, unconfident, unsure
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