What is another word for calm down?
1219 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈɑːm dˈa͡ʊn], [ kˈɑːm dˈaʊn], [ k_ˈɑː_m d_ˈaʊ_n]
There are numerous synonyms for the phrase "calm down." These include "relax," "chill out," "take it easy," "keep your cool," "compose yourself," "unwind," "settle down," "collect yourself," "tranquilize," "soothe," "pacify," "placate," "mollify," "assuage," "appease," "quieten," and "restrain oneself." Each of these expressions conveys a different sense of controlling one's emotions and preventing oneself from becoming too upset or agitated. By using a synonym, one can vary their language and express themselves more effectively in different situations or to different people.
Synonyms for Calm down:
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n.
• calm down • chill out -
v.
• becalm • cool- re duce ,
- re duces ,
- re press ,
- re pressed ,
- re presses ,
- re pressing ,
- re strain ,
- re strained ,
- re straining ,
- re strains ,
- re-duce ,
- re-duces ,
- re-presses ,
- re-pressing ,
- re-strain ,
- re-strained ,
- re-straining ,
- re-strains ,
- simmered down ,
- simmering down ,
- simmers down .
- de cay ,
- de cays ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de crease ,
- de creased ,
- de creases ,
- de creasing ,
- de generate ,
- de generated ,
- de generates ,
- de generating ,
- de valuate ,
- de valuated ,
- de valuates ,
- de valuating ,
- de-cay ,
- de-cays ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- de-crease ,
- de-creased ,
- de-creases ,
- de-creasing ,
- de-generate ,
- de-generated ,
- de-generates ,
- de-generating ,
- de-valuate ,
- de-valuated ,
- de-valuates ,
- de-valuating ,
- dieing down ,
- dries up ,
- loses edge ,
- losing edge ,
- lost edge ,
- narrowed down ,
- narrowing down ,
- narrows down ,
- running low ,
- runs low ,
- slacked off ,
- slacks off ,
- slowing down ,
- slows down ,
- sub side ,
- sub sided ,
- sub sides ,
- sub siding ,
- sub-side ,
- sub-sided ,
- sub-sides ,
- sub-siding ,
- tailed off ,
- tails off ,
- wore away .
- breathed easy ,
- breathes easy ,
- breathing easy ,
- catch breath ,
- catch one breath ,
- catch ones breath ,
- collected oneself ,
- collecting oneself ,
- collects oneself ,
- composed oneself ,
- composes oneself ,
- composing oneself ,
- cooled off ,
- cools off ,
- feel home ,
- feeling home ,
- feels at home ,
- feels home ,
- felt at home ,
- felt home ,
- hanged loose ,
- hangs loose ,
- hung loose ,
- lied down ,
- loosened up ,
- loosening up ,
- loosens up ,
- made at home ,
- made home ,
- made oneself at home ,
- made oneself home ,
- make at home ,
- make home ,
- make oneself home ,
- makes at home ,
- makes home ,
- makes oneself at home ,
- makes oneself home ,
- making at home ,
- making home ,
- making oneself at home ,
- making oneself home ,
- mellowed out ,
- mellowing out ,
- mellows out ,
- put one feet up ,
- put ones feet up ,
- puts feet up ,
- puts one feet up ,
- puts one's feet up ,
- puts ones feet up ,
- putting feet up ,
- putting one feet up ,
- putting one's feet up ,
- putting ones feet up ,
- re cline ,
- re clines ,
- re sting ,
- re-cline ,
- re-clines ,
- re-sting ,
- sat around ,
- sat back ,
- sate around ,
- sate back ,
- settled back ,
- settles back ,
- settling back ,
- sits around ,
- sits back ,
- sitting around ,
- sitting back ,
- take break ,
- take breather ,
- take easy ,
- take load off ,
- takes a break ,
- takes a load off ,
- takes break ,
- takes breather ,
- takes easy ,
- takes load off ,
- takes ten ,
- taking a breather ,
- taking a load off ,
- taking break ,
- taking breather ,
- taking easy ,
- taking load off ,
- taking ten ,
- took a break ,
- took a breather ,
- took a load off ,
- took break ,
- took breather ,
- took easy ,
- took it easy ,
- took load off ,
- took ten ,
- winded down ,
- winds down ,
- wound down .
- re bate ,
- re bated ,
- re bates ,
- re bating ,
- re-bate ,
- re-bated ,
- re-bating ,
- tailed away ,
- tailing away ,
- tails away .
- button lip ,
- button one lip ,
- button ones lip ,
- canned it ,
- canning it ,
- canst it ,
- clams up ,
- cooled it ,
- cooled out ,
- cooling it ,
- cooling out ,
- cools it ,
- cools out ,
- could it ,
- couldst it ,
- cunning it ,
- dummies up ,
- dummying up ,
- held it down ,
- holding it down ,
- holds down ,
- holds it down ,
- in activate ,
- in activated ,
- in activates ,
- in activating ,
- in-activate ,
- in-activated ,
- in-activates ,
- in-activating ,
- patched things up ,
- patches things up ,
- patching things up ,
- softpedal ,
- sub due ,
- sub dues ,
- sub-due ,
- sub-dues ,
- take bite out of ,
- takes bite out of ,
- takes the bite out of ,
- taking bite out of ,
- taking the bite out of ,
- took bite out of ,
- took the bite out of .
- eased off ,
- eases off ,
- lets oneself go ,
- letted go ,
- letted oneself go ,
- letting oneself go ,
- re lax ,
- re pose ,
- re posed ,
- re-lax ,
- re-pose ,
- re-posed ,
- stopped work ,
- stopping work ,
- stops work ,
- stopt work ,
- take one time ,
- take ones time ,
- takes one time ,
- takes one's time ,
- takes ones time ,
- takes time ,
- takes time out ,
- taking one time ,
- taking ones time ,
- taking time ,
- taking time out ,
- took one time ,
- took one's time ,
- took ones time ,
- took time ,
- took time out ,
- un bend ,
- un bended ,
- un bending ,
- un bends ,
- un bent ,
- un lax ,
- un-bend ,
- un-bended ,
- un-bending ,
- un-bends ,
- un-bent ,
- un-lax ,
- unlaxed ,
- unlaxes ,
- unlaxing .
- balming ,
- poured oil on ,
- pouring oil on ,
- pours oil on ,
- smoothed down ,
- smoothing down ,
- smooths down ,
- take edge off ,
- take sting out of ,
- takes edge off ,
- takes sting out of ,
- takes the edge off ,
- takes the sting out of ,
- taking edge off ,
- taking sting out of ,
- taking the edge off ,
- taking the sting out of ,
- took edge off ,
- took sting out of ,
- took the edge off ,
- took the sting out of ,
- un burden ,
- un burdened ,
- un burdening ,
- un burdens ,
- un trouble ,
- un troubled ,
- un troubles ,
- un troubling ,
- un-burden ,
- un-burdened ,
- un-burdening ,
- un-burdens ,
- un-trouble ,
- un-troubled ,
- un-troubles ,
- un-troubling ,
- untroubles .
- made nice ,
- making nice ,
- play to ,
- played to ,
- played up to ,
- playing to ,
- playing up to ,
- plays to ,
- plays up to ,
- takes sting out ,
- takes the sting out ,
- taking sting out ,
- taking the sting out ,
- took sting out ,
- took the sting out .
- put rest ,
- puts at rest ,
- puts rest ,
- putting at rest ,
- putting rest ,
- settle nerves ,
- settle one nerves ,
- settle ones nerves ,
- settled nerves ,
- settled one nerves ,
- settled one's nerves ,
- settled ones nerves ,
- settles nerves ,
- settles one nerves ,
- settles one's nerves ,
- settles ones nerves ,
- settling nerves ,
- settling one nerves ,
- settling one's nerves ,
- settling ones nerves ,
- un ruffle ,
- un ruffled ,
- un ruffles ,
- un ruffling ,
- un-ruffle ,
- un-ruffled ,
- un-ruffles ,
- un-ruffling ,
- unruffles ,
- unruffling .
Other synonyms:
- compose oneself ,
- keep calm ,
- mellow out ,
- mollify ,
- pacify ,
- placate ,
- unbend .
- appease ,
- come out of ,
- disarm ,
- get on with ,
- laugh at .
- lighten .
- get together .
Other relevant words:
- Allying ,
- Unruffle ,
- accommodate ,
- act ,
- adjudicate ,
- air current ,
- all right ,
- all the same ,
- alternate ,
- ameliorate ,
- amend ,
- ancestor ,
- antecedent ,
- aplomb ,
- apprehend ,
- aristocratic ,
- aristocratical ,
- arrest ,
- ascendant ,
- ascendent ,
- ascertain ,
- assemble ,
- assuasive ,
- assuredness ,
- at the same time ,
- balance ,
- balm ,
- balmed ,
- bar ,
- barricade ,
- base ,
- be quiet ,
- become ,
- beginning ,
- belt up ,
- bend ,
- better ,
- birthplace ,
- bit ,
- blackguard ,
- bland ,
- blank out ,
- block ,
- block off ,
- block up ,
- blockade ,
- blockage ,
- blue ,
- blue-blooded ,
- bound ,
- bout ,
- brace ,
- break ,
- break off ,
- breaking wind ,
- breathe ,
- brighten ,
- buoy up ,
- burdenless ,
- bury ,
- button up ,
- cabinet ,
- call for ,
- call on ,
- calm air ,
- calmness ,
- careen ,
- catch ,
- catch one's breath ,
- change by reversal ,
- chasten ,
- check ,
- chute ,
- climb up ,
- close up ,
- closure ,
- collaborate ,
- collar ,
- collect ,
- comfortableness ,
- comforter ,
- compile ,
- composure ,
- confidential information ,
- confine ,
- conk out ,
- conquer ,
- consolation ,
- console table ,
- constrain ,
- consult ,
- contain ,
- control ,
- convalesce ,
- cool ,
- coolheaded ,
- cooperate ,
- cop ,
- crippled ,
- crook ,
- crucify ,
- cumber ,
- current of air ,
- curve ,
- deactivate ,
- decelerate ,
- decide ,
- decline ,
- decompose ,
- decompress ,
- decrease ,
- decrement ,
- deform ,
- dehydrate ,
- dehydration ,
- demilitarise ,
- demilitarize ,
- demobilise ,
- demobilize ,
- derail ,
- descend ,
- desiccate ,
- desiccation ,
- determine ,
- diaphragm ,
- die away ,
- die back ,
- diminish ,
- diminution ,
- discontinue ,
- discover ,
- disentangle ,
- distillery ,
- docile ,
- draw a blank ,
- draw up ,
- drop-off ,
- dry land ,
- dulcorate ,
- dummy ,
- dwindle away ,
- dwindle down ,
- earthly concern ,
- easiness ,
- easy ,
- eat at ,
- eating away ,
- ebb away ,
- ebb down ,
- ebb off ,
- ebb out ,
- ebbing ,
- edulcorate ,
- elate ,
- encumber ,
- end ,
- ennoble ,
- ensconce ,
- ensure ,
- entitle ,
- equanimity ,
- erode ,
- eroding ,
- erosion ,
- establish ,
- eternal rest ,
- eternal sleep ,
- etymon ,
- evaporation ,
- eve ,
- even out ,
- even so ,
- evening ,
- eventide ,
- excuse ,
- exempt ,
- facilitate ,
- fag ,
- fag out ,
- fall ,
- fall in ,
- fart ,
- farting ,
- fatigue ,
- ferment ,
- fifty-fifty ,
- finalise ,
- finalize ,
- find ,
- find out ,
- fine ,
- finish ,
- firm ,
- fizzle ,
- fizzle out ,
- flag ,
- flatus ,
- flex ,
- fluent ,
- fluid ,
- flush ,
- focalise ,
- focalize ,
- focus ,
- frame ,
- free ,
- freeze ,
- frisson ,
- full point ,
- full stop ,
- gain vigor ,
- game ,
- gather ,
- gather up ,
- gelidity ,
- get a line ,
- get along ,
- get along with ,
- get back ,
- get on ,
- get over ,
- get wind ,
- get word ,
- gimpy ,
- give ,
- give up ,
- give way ,
- globe ,
- gloss over ,
- gnaw ,
- gnaw at ,
- go ,
- go back ,
- go down ,
- go under ,
- good turn ,
- grave ,
- ground ,
- grow ,
- guarantee ,
- guy ,
- halting ,
- hear ,
- heighten ,
- hint ,
- hitch ,
- hoist ,
- hold ,
- hold back ,
- hold on ,
- however ,
- hunky-dory ,
- hushed ,
- iciness ,
- idle words ,
- inactive ,
- indite ,
- informality ,
- insure ,
- intercept ,
- intoxicate ,
- jade ,
- jazz ,
- jest at ,
- join ,
- join forces ,
- jump off ,
- jump out ,
- jump-start ,
- jumping ,
- jumpstart ,
- keep ,
- keep back ,
- keep down ,
- keep mum ,
- kibosh ,
- kick ,
- lame ,
- land ,
- lay off ,
- layover ,
- lead ,
- lean back ,
- leap ,
- leap out ,
- learn ,
- leave ,
- legato ,
- lessen ,
- lessening ,
- let off ,
- let up ,
- letup ,
- level ,
- lie ,
- lift ,
- lift up ,
- lighten up ,
- limber up ,
- liquid ,
- locate ,
- lock ,
- lock away ,
- lock in ,
- lock up ,
- loose ,
- loosen ,
- make ,
- make fun ,
- make relaxed ,
- make up ,
- malarkey ,
- malarky ,
- master ,
- meander ,
- meet ,
- meeting ,
- meliorate ,
- mellow ,
- melt ,
- minify ,
- moderate ,
- mortify ,
- motionless ,
- moulder ,
- move around ,
- move over ,
- mummify ,
- muted ,
- muteness ,
- nab ,
- nail ,
- nail down ,
- narrow ,
- nerveless ,
- nevertheless ,
- noneffervescent ,
- nonetheless ,
- nose ,
- nothingness ,
- notwithstanding ,
- number ,
- occlusion ,
- occlusive ,
- ointment ,
- ok ,
- okay ,
- origin ,
- outwear ,
- overcome ,
- pall ,
- palliate ,
- parachute ,
- parachuting ,
- pass over ,
- patch up ,
- patrician ,
- peck ,
- peg down ,
- pen ,
- pent ,
- perch ,
- percolate ,
- period ,
- perk ,
- perk up ,
- pillow ,
- pin down ,
- place of origin ,
- placid ,
- placidity ,
- play ,
- plosive ,
- plosive consonant ,
- plosive speech sound ,
- plough ,
- plow ,
- point ,
- poise ,
- poke fun ,
- polish ,
- politic ,
- poop out ,
- pour oil on ,
- promise ,
- provenance ,
- puff ,
- put at rest ,
- put away ,
- quash ,
- quench ,
- quiet ,
- quietly ,
- quietus ,
- quilt ,
- quit ,
- quiver ,
- radical ,
- receive ,
- reclaim ,
- recoil ,
- reconcile ,
- recoup ,
- recuperate ,
- reduce ,
- reduction ,
- refer ,
- reflux ,
- regain ,
- regular ,
- relax ,
- relaxation ,
- release ,
- relief ,
- remain ,
- remainder ,
- remedy ,
- repose ,
- repress ,
- reside ,
- residual ,
- residue ,
- residuum ,
- resolve ,
- respite ,
- rest period ,
- restrained ,
- retard ,
- retrieve ,
- reverse ,
- rib ,
- rick ,
- ridicule ,
- rise ,
- roast ,
- rock 'n' roll ,
- rock and roll ,
- rock candy ,
- rock music ,
- rock'n'roll ,
- rock-and-roll ,
- rocker ,
- roll ,
- roost ,
- root word ,
- rootage ,
- rootle ,
- rot ,
- round ,
- rout ,
- routine ,
- run down ,
- run out ,
- run short ,
- saint peter ,
- saint peter the apostle ,
- saltation ,
- salvage ,
- sang-froid ,
- save ,
- scent ,
- season ,
- secrecy ,
- secretiveness ,
- secure ,
- sedated ,
- sedates ,
- sedating ,
- see ,
- see to it ,
- serene ,
- serenity ,
- settee ,
- settle one's nerves ,
- shake ,
- shine ,
- shiver ,
- shivering ,
- shudder ,
- shut away ,
- silent ,
- simpleness ,
- simplicity ,
- sink ,
- sit ,
- sit by ,
- skip ,
- skip over ,
- slack ,
- slack up ,
- slacken ,
- slacken off ,
- slake ,
- sleek over ,
- sleep ,
- slow ,
- slow up ,
- smooth down ,
- smooth out ,
- smoothen ,
- sober ,
- soft ,
- solacement ,
- solemn ,
- solid ground ,
- solution ,
- soundless ,
- sour ,
- source ,
- specialise ,
- specialize ,
- specify ,
- spell ,
- sprain ,
- spring ,
- square off ,
- square up ,
- squelch ,
- staid ,
- stamp down ,
- stanch ,
- stand out ,
- start ,
- startle ,
- static ,
- staunch ,
- stay ,
- steadfast ,
- steadied ,
- steadily ,
- steadying ,
- steer ,
- stem ,
- step-down ,
- stick out ,
- stiff ,
- stillness ,
- stock-still ,
- stone ,
- stop consonant ,
- stop over ,
- stopover ,
- stoppage ,
- straight ,
- straighten ,
- suave ,
- subdued ,
- subjugate ,
- subordinate ,
- suppress ,
- surmount ,
- sway ,
- sweeten ,
- sweetheart ,
- sweetie ,
- take over ,
- take the edge off ,
- take the sting out of ,
- tame ,
- taper ,
- taper off ,
- tell ,
- temper ,
- terminate ,
- terra firma ,
- theme ,
- thread ,
- thrill ,
- tied ,
- tilt ,
- tingle ,
- tip ,
- tire ,
- tire out ,
- tour ,
- tranquil ,
- tranquility ,
- tranquilize ,
- tranquillity ,
- truelove ,
- turn around ,
- turn back ,
- turn of events ,
- turn over ,
- turning ,
- twine ,
- twist ,
- unagitated ,
- unarm ,
- unbendable ,
- unbosom ,
- unbowed ,
- unburdened ,
- unburdening ,
- unburdens ,
- unction ,
- unfaltering ,
- unfluctuating ,
- unguent ,
- unroll ,
- unruffled ,
- unshakable ,
- unstrain ,
- unstuff ,
- untrouble ,
- untroubling ,
- unwavering ,
- uplift ,
- wander ,
- warm up ,
- wear ,
- wear off ,
- wear out ,
- wear thin ,
- wear upon ,
- wearing ,
- weary ,
- weave ,
- whitewash ,
- whittle away ,
- whittle down ,
- wind instrument ,
- wind off ,
- wind up ,
- winding ,
- withal ,
- work ,
- world ,
- worldly concern ,
- wrap ,
- wreathe ,
- wrench ,
- wrick ,
- write ,
- yet ,
- yield .
- Downs ,
- Waned ,
- die down ,
- died down ,
- dies down ,
- downed ,
- downing ,
- dried up ,
- dry up ,
- drying up ,
- dying down ,
- lose edge ,
- narrow down ,
- peter ,
- petering out ,
- ran low ,
- run low ,
- slack off ,
- slackens ,
- slacking off ,
- slow down ,
- slowed down ,
- tail off ,
- tailing off ,
- wear away ,
- wear down ,
- wearing away ,
- wears away .
- breathe easy ,
- collect oneself ,
- cool off ,
- cooling off ,
- feel at home ,
- feeling at home ,
- hang loose ,
- hanging loose ,
- lay down ,
- lie down ,
- lies down ,
- loosen up ,
- lying down ,
- make oneself at home ,
- put feet up ,
- put one's feet up ,
- recline ,
- settle back ,
- sit around ,
- sit back ,
- take a break ,
- take a breather ,
- take a load off ,
- take it easy ,
- take ten ,
- takes a breather ,
- takes it easy ,
- taking a break ,
- taking it easy ,
- wind down ,
- winding down .
- abate ,
- allay ,
- alleviate ,
- assuage ,
- be tranquil ,
- become calm ,
- become quiet ,
- become tranquil ,
- breathe easily ,
- calm oneself ,
- cease ,
- compose ,
- control oneself ,
- cool down ,
- cradle ,
- dulcify ,
- dwindle ,
- ease ,
- ease off ,
- ease up ,
- ebb ,
- even ,
- gentle ,
- get hold of oneself ,
- go easy ,
- halt ,
- hush ,
- keep cool ,
- kick back ,
- let hair down ,
- molder ,
- propitiate ,
- quell ,
- quiet down ,
- regain one's composure ,
- rest ,
- restrain ,
- restrain oneself ,
- rock ,
- salve ,
- settle ,
- simmer ,
- smooth ,
- soothe ,
- stabilise ,
- stabilize ,
- steady ,
- stop ,
- subdue ,
- subside ,
- wane ,
- wind .
- can it ,
- clam up ,
- clammed up ,
- clamming up ,
- cool it ,
- cool out ,
- dummied up ,
- dummy up ,
- held down ,
- hold down ,
- hold it down ,
- iced ,
- inactivate ,
- inactivated ,
- inactivates ,
- inactivating ,
- patch things up ,
- quieten ,
- quietened ,
- take the bite out of .
- easing off ,
- let oneself go ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- relaxes ,
- stop work ,
- take one's time ,
- take time ,
- take time out ,
- taking one's time ,
- unbended ,
- unbends ,
- unbent ,
- unlax .
- calm .
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How to use "Calm down" in context?
The temporary feeling of intense anger, frustration or fear is called an emotion. Emotions are like waves or currents that move through our bodies and our brains. They can make us feel happy, sad, angry, scared or relieved. But emotions aren't always good. They can make us feel uncomfortable, upset and even scared. Sometimes, we have to work to control our emotions. This is called controlling your emotions. Here are some ways to calm down:
1. Find a peaceful place.
When you're feeling angry or frustrated, it can be hard to think rationally. Find a quiet place where you can calm down without distractions.
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