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Synonyms for calm down

  • verb

Most common

calm still lull quiet relax wind down simmer down hose down

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Calm

calm, still, lull, tranquilize US, tranquillise UK, tranquillize UK, quiet, soothe, pacify, quieten UK IE

2. To become less excited — to become less excited, intense, or angry

relax, wind down, de-stress, chill, unwind, chillax slang

3. Simmer down

simmer down, cool off, cool down, cool it informal, settle down

4. Slow one's roll — to cause to become less excited, intense, or angry

slow one's roll informal, cool one's jets informal, hose down

Other

come round, ease down

Antonyms

enliven, fret, hyperventilate

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To become less excited, intense, or angry.

    Calm down before you hurt somebody.

  2. v. 2

    To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.

Example sentences

  • calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
  • soothe I'll have to do something to soothe away this pain.
  • lull Because of the lull in the wind, we couldn't fly the kite.
  • relax I can't relax for a second when the kids are home.

By length

4 letters
calm1, lull1
5 letters
still1, quiet2, relax2, chill1
6 letters
soothe1, unwind2, pacify3
7 letters
chillax, quieten
11 letters
tranquilize3
12 letters
tranquillise, tranquillize

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
se calmer
Español
calmarse