Synonyms for Winding down:

• v.

  •catch one's breath (verb)
  • recuperate,
  • stop for a breath.
  •close (verb)
  • conclude,
  • clinch,
  • culminate,
  • put a lid on,
  • button up,
  • halt,
  • call off,
  • fold,
  • shut down,
  • cap,
  • consummate,
  • discontinue,
  • end,
  • wind down,
  • cease,
  • cut loose,
  • button down,
  • fold up,
  • put to bed,
  • wind up,
  • pack it in,
  • clear,
  • DO,
  • sew up,
  • terminate,
  • drop the curtain,
  • determine,
  • shutter,
  • call it a day,
  • wrap up,
  • ultimate.
  •kick back (verb)
  • recline,
  • settle back,
  • breathe easy,
  • catch one's breath,
  • collect oneself,
  • mellow out,
  • calm down,
  • loosen up,
  • take a breather,
  • hang loose,
  • chill out,
  • make oneself at home,
  • take it easy,
  • cool off,
  • sit around,
  • feel at home,
  • lie down,
  • take a break,
  • rest,
  • take a load off,
  • unwind,
  • sit back,
  • compose oneself,
  • put one's feet up,
  • take ten.
  •lessen (verb)
  • decrease,
  • slow down,
  • taper,
  • contract,
  • taper off,
  • roll back,
  • grow less,
  • die down,
  • slack up,
  • clip,
  • truncate,
  • degrade,
  • soft-pedal,
  • erode,
  • lighten,
  • weaken,
  • amputate,
  • take the sting out,
  • cut back,
  • thin,
  • crop,
  • de-escalate,
  • abridge,
  • dilute,
  • minimize,
  • cut,
  • shrink,
  • mitigate,
  • ease,
  • curtail,
  • dwindle,
  • downsize,
  • drain,
  • narrow,
  • moderate,
  • close,
  • attenuate,
  • decline,
  • minify,
  • diminish,
  • abate,
  • slacken,
  • take the edge off,
  • impair,
  • become smaller,
  • take the bite out.
  •reduce (verb)
  • diet,
  • mark down,
  • lessen,
  • depress,
  • shave,
  • cut down,
  • lose weight,
  • step down,
  • impoverish,
  • lower,
  • tone down,
  • bant,
  • nutshell,
  • cheapen,
  • slim,
  • debase,
  • trim,
  • pauperize,
  • break,
  • take off weight,
  • deflate,
  • bankrupt,
  • chop,
  • depreciate,
  • rebate,
  • turn down,
  • discount,
  • recede,
  • scale down,
  • ruin,
  • pare,
  • slash,
  • go on a diet,
  • shorten.
  •rest (verb)
  • loaf,
  • take a nap,
  • let down,
  • lean,
  • snooze,
  • sit down,
  • let up,
  • repose,
  • dream,
  • slack,
  • ease up,
  • doze,
  • loll,
  • take five,
  • slack off,
  • lie still,
  • put feet up,
  • be comfortable,
  • laze,
  • ease off,
  • spell,
  • drowse,
  • unlax,
  • take time out,
  • idle,
  • refresh oneself,
  • breathe,
  • relax,
  • lie by,
  • take life easy,
  • nap,
  • slumber,
  • stretch out,
  • unbend,
  • nod,
  • lounge,
  • be at ease.
  •slow (verb)
  • impede,
  • hold up,
  • temper,
  • detain,
  • stall,
  • hold back,
  • lose speed,
  • stunt,
  • mire,
  • lag,
  • reef,
  • let down flaps,
  • reduce speed,
  • hit the brakes,
  • brake,
  • handicap,
  • bog down,
  • hinder,
  • embog,
  • postpone,
  • keep waiting,
  • lose steam,
  • qualify,
  • rein in,
  • retard,
  • Back-water,
  • regulate,
  • check,
  • procrastinate,
  • loiter,
  • reduce,
  • retardate,
  • choke,
  • anchor it,
  • curb,
  • decelerate,
  • set back,
  • quiet.
  •taper/taper off (verb)
  • die out,
  • fade,
  • thin out,
  • die away,
  • subside,
  • bate,
  • rescind,
  • come to a point,
  • wane.
  •terminate (verb)
  • desist,
  • restrict,
  • limit,
  • annul,
  • adjourn,
  • perfect,
  • fire,
  • complete,
  • expire,
  • sack,
  • dissolve,
  • run out,
  • dismiss,
  • scrub,
  • eliminate,
  • scratch,
  • put an end to,
  • confine,
  • define,
  • discharge,
  • abolish,
  • bound,
  • lapse,
  • Prorogate,
  • issue,
  • result,
  • cancel,
  • bounce,
  • drop,
  • cut off,
  • prorogue,
  • bring to an end,
  • tether,
  • wrap,
  • extinguish,
  • abort,
  • recess,
  • come to an end,
  • achieve.
  •unwind (verb)
  • quiet down,
  • quieten.
  •wane (verb)
  • fail,
  • waste away,
  • fall short,
  • ebb,
  • relent,
  • dim,
  • wither,
  • fade away,
  • fall,
  • draw to a close,
  • peter out,
  • sink,
  • atrophy.

Antonyms for Winding down:

• v.

  • close
    commence, disunite, not finish, begin, open, disjoin, initiate, release, Unclose, unplug, start, unseal, Unstop, continue.
  • lessen
    go up, lengthen, grow, extend, prolong, increase, intensify, stretch, worsen, develop, raise, enlarge, irritate, rise, strengthen, expand.
  • reduce
    enhance, compliment, laud, invigorate, amplify, upgrade, win, praise.
  • rest
    carry out, be active, move, energize, activate, walk, DO, stand.
  • slow
    allow, push, encourage, agitate, accelerate, further, facilitate, liberate, excite, assist, advance, aid, forward, help, expedite.
  • terminate
    introduce, employ, keep, create, hold, carry on, schedule, engage, let go, uphold, permit, establish, hire, bear, restart, keep on, welcome, accept, free, go on, ratify, set up.
  • unwind
    tangle, twist, wind, ready, prepare.
  • wane
    brighten, ascend, reach.