| Main Entry: | calm down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compose oneself |
| Synonyms: | chill out, control oneself, cool down, cool it, cool off, get hold of oneself, go easy, keep cool, regain one's composure, relax, rest, restrain oneself, simmer down, take it easy |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a break; abate |
| Synonyms: | allay, assuage, calm, calm down, chill, compose, control, dampen, lessen, mitigate, moderate, quiet, reduce, rein, repress, restrain, simmer down, suppress, temper |
| Antonyms: | continue, go on, increase, step up |
| Main Entry: | decrease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grow less or make less |
| Synonyms: | abate, calm down, check, contract, crumble, curb, curtail, cut down, decay, decline, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, devaluate, die down, diminish, droop, drop, drop off, dry up, dwindle, ease, ebb, evaporate, fade, fall off, lessen, let up, lighten, lose edge, lower, modify, narrow down, peter out, quell, quiet, reduce, restrain, run low, settle, shrink, shrivel, sink, slack off, slacken, slash, slow down, slump, soften, subside, tail off, wane, waste, weaken, wear away, wear down, wither |
| Antonyms: | add, develop, enlarge, expand, grow, increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | kick back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relax |
| Synonyms: | breathe easy, calm down, catch one's breath, chill out, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off, feel at home, hang loose, lie down, loosen up, make oneself at home, mellow out, put one's feet up, recline, rest, settle back, sit around, sit back, take a break, take a breather, take a load off, take it easy, take ten, unwind, wind down |
| Main Entry: | quiet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make silent, calm |
| Synonyms: | allay, ameliorate, appease, assuage, becalm, button one's lip, calm down, can it, choke, clam up, compose, console, cool it, cool out, dummy up, fix up, gag, gratify, hold it down, hush, ice*, inactivate, lull, moderate, mollify, muffle, muzzle, pacify, palliate, patch things up, please, quieten, reconcile, relax, satisfy, settle, shush, shut up, silence, slack, smooth, soft-pedal, soften, soothe, square, squash, squelch, still, stroke, subdue, take the bite out of, tranquilize |
| Notes: | quiet (noun) is the absence of sound - (verb) to make calm, still, or quiet - (adjective) free of noise or uproar or making little if any sound; quite means to the greatest extent or actually, really, or truly |
| Antonyms: | turn up |
| Main Entry: | relax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or feel at ease |
| Synonyms: | breathe easy, calm, calm down, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off, ease off, feel at home, hang loose, knock off, laze, let oneself go, lie down, loosen up, make oneself at home, put one's feet up, recline, repose, rest, settle back, simmer down, sit around, sit back, soften, stop work, take a break, take a breather, take it easy, take one's time, take ten, take time out, tranquilize, unbend, unlax, unwind |
| Antonyms: | agitate, excite, tense, worry |
| Main Entry: | salve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | soothe |
| Synonyms: | alleviate, ally, assuage, balm, becalm, calm, calm down, cool off, ease, heal, mollify, pacify, pour oil on, quiet, relieve, settle, smooth down, soften, still, take the edge off, take the sting out of, unburden, untrouble |
| Main Entry: | soothe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, ease |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, becalm, butter up, calm down, cheer, compose, console, cool, cool off, dulcify, help, hush, lighten, lull, make nice, make up, mitigate, mollify, pacify, patch things up, play up to, pour oil on, quiet, quieten, relieve, settle, smooth down, soften, square, still, stroke, subdue, take the edge off, take the sting out, tranquilize, unburden, untrouble |
| Antonyms: | agitate, distress, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | tranquilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make calm, quiet |
| Synonyms: | balm, calm, calm down, compose, hush, lull, pacify, put at rest, quell, quiet, quieten, relax, sedate, settle one's nerves, soothe, still, subdue, unruffle |
| Antonyms: | aggravate, agitate, incite, stir up, upset |
| Main Entry: | unwind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relax |
| Synonyms: | calm down, ease off, loosen up, quiet down, quieten, recline, rest, sit back, slow down, take a break, take it easy, wind down |
| Antonyms: | agitate, prepare, ready |