Synonyms for Take the edge off:

• v.

  •alleviate (verb)
  • lighten,
  • ease,
  • take the sting out,
  • soft-pedal,
  • mitigate,
  • allay,
  • pour oil on,
  • take the bite out,
  • assuage,
  • pacify,
  • mollify.
  •blunt (verb)
  • deaden,
  • weaken,
  • enfeeble,
  • water down,
  • undermine,
  • benumb,
  • debilitate,
  • dampen,
  • disable,
  • attenuate,
  • cripple,
  • Hebetate,
  • numb,
  • sap,
  • obtund.
  •calm (verb)
  • quieten,
  • settle,
  • simmer down,
  • sedate,
  • lay back,
  • take it easy,
  • relax,
  • steady,
  • soothe,
  • hush,
  • relieve,
  • stroke,
  • becalm,
  • cool out,
  • cool it,
  • balm.
  •pacify (verb)
  • silence,
  • repress,
  • make peace,
  • square,
  • bury the hatchet,
  • con,
  • chasten,
  • dulcify,
  • butter up,
  • grease,
  • quell,
  • pacificate,
  • kiss and make up,
  • fix up,
  • qualify,
  • ameliorate,
  • smooth over,
  • tame,
  • put the lid on.
  •salve (verb)
  • smooth down.
  •smooth (verb)
  • comfort,
  • pave the way,
  • pat,
  • mellow,
  • facilitate,
  • iron out.
  •temper (verb)
  • admix.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • desensitize.
  •alleviate
  • soft pedal,
  • take sting out.
  •blunt
  • numbing.
  •calm
  • quietened,
  • sedating,
  • sedates,
  • sedated,
  • takes it easy,
  • laid back,
  • relaxes,
  • balmed,
  • taking it easy,
  • steadied,
  • steadying,
  • steadies.
  •pacify
  • pacifies,
  • put lid on.
  •smooth
  • Patted,
  • Patting.
  •soothe
  • soothing,
  • patch things up,
  • Soothed,
  • salve,
  • play up to.

Antonyms for Take the edge off:

• v.

  • alleviate
    heighten, depress, worsen, magnify, incite, aggravate, irritate, upset, agitate, intensify, increase.
  • assuage
    dissatisfy, worry, provoke, exacerbate, trouble, excite, deplete, anger.
  • blunt
    encourage, aid, help, needle, sharpen, point, enliven, assist, strengthen.
  • calm
    disquiet, ruffle, rouse, outrage, distract, inflame.
  • lessen
    extend, expand, stretch, raise, go up, develop, prolong, rise, enlarge, lengthen, grow.
  • pacify
    arouse.
  • salve
    injure, move, hurt, harm.
  • smooth
    coarsen, wrinkle, exasperate, annoy, roughen.
  • soothe
    distress, disturb, discourage, bring down.
  • temper
    accuse, bend, blame, flex, soften, infuriate, condemn.