What is another word for Relax?
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calm down, be or feel at ease
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hang loose, be or feel at ease
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be or feel at ease, unwind
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abate, abide, allay, alleviate, appease, en.synonym.one, bask, beguile, damp, decline, decompress, decrease, delight, diminish, discharge, distract, divert, drowse, dwell, ease, ease off, ebb, enervate, enfeeble, entertain, exhilarate, en.synonym.one, gentle, go slack, gratify, idle, languish, lax, lessen, lie, lie down, loaf, loll, loose, loosen, loosen up, lounge, make relaxed, melt, mitigate, moderate, mollify, nod, occupy, palliate, recline, recuperate, en.synonym.one, redress, reduce, relent, remain, remit, repose, rest, sedate, sit, slack, slack up, slacken, slouch, slow down, snooze, soften, sprawl, stay, sweeten, unbend, unlax, unstrain, unwind, weaken.
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- calm
- lie down
- loosen up
- recline
- sit back
- soften
- unwind
- laze
- repose
- rest
- tranquilize
- unbend
- unlax
- breathe easy
- calm down
- collect oneself
- compose oneself
- cool off
- ease off
- feel at home
- hang loose
- knock off
- let oneself go
- make oneself at home
- put one’s feet up
- settle back
- simmer down
- sit around
- stop work
- take a break
- take a breather
- take it easy
- take one’s time
- take ten
- take time out
- ease
- loosen
- lower
- modify
- reduce
- relieve
- slow
- weaken
- abate
- ebb
- loose
- mitigate
- moderate
- modulate
- remit
- slack
- slacken
- ease off
- lax
- let up
- lose speed
- slow down
- untighten
On this page you’ll find 150 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to relax, such as: calm, lie down, loosen up, recline, sit back, and soften.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO RELAX
- laze
- loll
- lounge
- relax
- sun
- sunbathe
- swim in
- toast oneself
- warm oneself
- delight in
- derive pleasure
- enjoyed
- indulged
- luxuriated
- relished
- reveled
- rollicked
- savored
- took comfort
- took pleasure
- wallowed
- weltered
- delight in
- derive pleasure
- enjoying
- indulging
- luxuriating
- relishing
- reveling
- rollicking
- savoring
- taking comfort
- taking pleasure
- wallowing
- weltering
- allay
- calm down
- compose
- lull
- pacify
- placate
- quiet
- relax
- settle
- soothe
- steady
- still
- allay
- alleviate
- appease
- assuage
- balm
- becalm
- compose
- cool
- cool it
- cool out
- hush
- lay back
- lull
- mitigate
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
- quiet
- quieten
- relax
- relieve
- sedate
- settle
- simmer down
- soft pedal
- soothe
- steady
- still
- stroke
- take it easy
- take the edge off
- tranquilize
- chill out
- control oneself
- cool down
- cool it
- cool off
- get hold of oneself
- go easy
- keep cool
- regain one’s composure
- relax
- rest
- restrain oneself
- simmer down
- take it easy
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
1 abate, diminish, ease, ebb, lessen, let up, loosen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, relieve, slacken, weaken
2 be or feel at ease, calm, chill out (slang, chiefly U.S.) hang loose (slang) laze, let oneself go (informal) let one’s hair down (informal) lighten up (slang) loosen up, make oneself at home, mellow out (informal) put one’s feet up, rest, soften, take it easy, take one’s ease, tranquillize, unbend, unwind
Antonyms
1 heighten, increase, intensify, tense, tighten, work
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus 
relax
( relaxes 3rd person present) ( relaxing present participle) ( relaxed past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you relax or if something relaxes you, you feel more calm and less worried or tense.
I ought to relax and stop worrying about it… V
Do something that you know relaxes you. V n
2 verb When a part of your body relaxes, or when you relax it, it becomes less stiff or firm.
Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation… V n
His face relaxes into a contented smile. V
3 verb If you relax your grip or hold on something, you hold it less tightly than before., (Antonym: tighten)
He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair. V n
4 verb If you relax a rule or your control over something, or if it relaxes, it becomes less firm or strong., (Antonym: tighten)
Rules governing student conduct relaxed somewhat in recent years… V
How much can the President relax his grip over the nation?… V n
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veg out |
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vegetate; relax |
informal |
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chill out |
exp. |
relax, calm down |
said to make someone temper his nerves or enthusiasm. E.g.: Chill out, I didn’t take your car! |
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lay back |
exp. |
adopt a detached attitude; relax |
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v. |
relax; become less serious or less angry |
[Slang] It was just an accident! Come on, lighten up! |
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still the mind |
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to rest the mind, to stop if from overthinking, to relax |
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sit around |
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let the time go by without doing something important, relax, waste time |
E.g.: It was a quite evening: we sat around chatting and watching TV. |
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