Synonyms for lull
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Soothe — to cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
soothe, pacify, appease, subside, abate, compose, allay, quell, assuage, dull, relieve, lessen, mollify, soften, alleviate, mitigate, temper
2. Quiet
quiet, calm, still, calm down, silence, hush, quieten UK IE, tranquilize US, tranquillise UK, tranquillize UK, sedate, becalm
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
- v. 2
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
- n. 1
A period of rest or soothing.
Related words
- Word family
- lullaby
Example sentences
- soothe I'll have to do something to soothe away this pain.
- subside She waited nervously for his anger to subside.
- pacify Tom was very aggressive again. They had to pacify him.
- allay She tried to allay their fears but only ended up heightening them.
- calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
By length
- 4 letters
- calm1, dull1, hush1
- 5 letters
- still1, quiet2, cease1, quell1, abate2, allay2
- 6 letters
- temper2, lessen2, soften2, soothe1, sedate2, pacify3, delude2, becalm2
- 7 letters
- silence2, relieve2, compose2, appease2, subside2, assuage2, mollify3, quieten
- 8 letters
- mitigate3, calmness2
- 9 letters
- alleviate4, cessation3, stillness2
- 11 letters
- tranquilize3
- 12 letters
- tranquillise, tranquillize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).