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Synonyms for wind down

  • verb

Most common

calm down let off steam unwind lower roll down de-stress taper off deactivate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Calm down — to relax; to get rid of stress; to destress

calm down, let off steam, unwind

2. Lower — to lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass

lower, roll down

Other

de-stress, taper off, deactivate

Antonyms

start-up, power-up, fire up

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.

    Wind down the car window if you want to talk to me.

  2. v. 2

    To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.

    After a long day at work, she winds down by kickboxing.

Example sentences

  • unwind Let's unwind and enjoy some comfort food together.
  • lower Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.

By length

5 letters
lower2
6 letters
unwind2
10 letters
deactivate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lower2 = 2 syllables).