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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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relax
Synonyms:
invigorate, recreate, refresh, relieve, repose, rest, restoreAntonyms:
exhaust, fag, fatigue, harass, jade, tire, wear out, weary
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relax
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slacken, loosen, remit, abate, mitigate, release, unbend, relent, divert, recreate, rest, enervate, unstringAntonyms:
tighten, increase, intensify, stretch, bend, brace, invigorate, redouble, grow, heighten, strengthen
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relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb
become less tense, rest, or take one’s ease
«He relaxed in the hot tub»; «Let’s all relax after a hard day’s work»
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straighten, decompress, slow down, unbend, depressurise, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, depressurize, unlax, unroll, limber up, loosen up, slow, decelerate, unstuff, loose, slack up, wind off, slow up, uncompress, retard, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainAntonyms:
tense up, tense, strain -
relax, unbendverb
make less taut
«relax the tension on the rope»
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decompress, loosen, slack, unlax, unwind, loose, loosen up, slacken, unbend, unstrain, make relaxed, straighten, slow down, slack upAntonyms:
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loosen, relax, looseverb
become loose or looser or less tight
«The noose loosened»; «the rope relaxed»
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let loose, untie, liberate, decompress, slow down, unbend, unloosen, tease, loosen, undo, loosen up, unlax, tease apart, release, free, loose, slack up, unleash, unloose, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, slackenAntonyms:
tense up, tense, strain -
relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxedverb
cause to feel relaxed
«A hot bath always relaxes me»
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decompress, slow down, unbend, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, unlax, unroll, loosen up, limber up, loose, slack up, wind off, unstuff, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainAntonyms:
strain, tense up, tense -
relax, loosen upverb
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
«our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group»
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decompress, slow down, unbend, loosen, warm up, slacken, unlax, limber up, loosen up, unstuff, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainAntonyms:
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relax, loosenverb
make less severe or strict
«The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught»
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untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainAntonyms:
tense up, tense, strain -
relax, loosenverb
become less severe or strict
«The rules relaxed after the new director arrived»
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untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainAntonyms:
tense up, tense, strain -
slack, slacken, slack up, relaxverb
make less active or fast
«He slackened his pace as he got tired»; «Don’t relax your efforts now»
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unstrain, decompress, slow down, unbend, slacken, loosen, remit, let up, unlax, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, loose, slack up, slake, slack, die away, unwind, make relaxed, slow upAntonyms:
tense, tense up, strain
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stand at ease
to stand at normal.
parade stand at ease.
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unfist
to unclench hands which had been fisted in readiness for punching someone.
i unfisted my hands and slapped him this time.
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
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relaxverb
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loosen, slacken, loose -
relaxverb
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weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, unbrace, prostrate -
relaxverb
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lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, remit, mitigate -
relaxverb
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unbend, ease, divert, recreate, entertain, amuse -
relaxverb
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become lax -
relaxverb
Synonyms:
recreate, unbend, take recreation
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Minister Andrej Plenkovic:
We are still fighting COVID-19, it wouldnt be good to relax now.
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Benjamin W. Decker:
Taking just five minutes to calm the mind, relax the body, observe our thoughts, and listen to the Holy Spirit pierces the veil between the spiritual and physical worlds.
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Matshidiso Moeti:
The eradication of wild polio virus type 3 is a major milestone toward a polio-free world, but we cannot relax.
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Ruben Barry Hubbard:
I know a plane’s fast where it takes you, but if you really want to relax yourself, this is what you need to do, when you’re on the train, especially one of these supertrains, these high-riding trains, you can see out the windows. … It’s really nice.
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Fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson:
We can’t relax just because we’re going home and we’ve got a two-game cushion, that team’s hungry over there, and they’ve got some all-time great players.
Translations for relax
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- استرخىArabic
- afluixar, relaxarCatalan, Valencian
- uvolnitCzech
- slappe af, falde til roDanish
- entspannen, lockernGerman
- χαλαρώστεGreek
- malstreĉiĝiEsperanto
- relájese, reposar, relajar, aflojarSpanish
- rauhoittua, löysentää, rentoutua, höllentää, höllentyä, hölletä, relataFinnish
- détendre, se détendre, détendez-vous, relâcherFrench
- relaxarGalician
- आराम करेंHindi
- laxigar, laxeskarIdo
- relaxItalian
- תירגעHebrew
- くつろがせる, ほっとする, 和らげる, 緩める, 緩和する, 落ち着く, 緊張を解く, 落ち着かせる, くつろぐJapanese
- 편하게 하다Korean
- relaxat, relaxōLatin
- whakatakupeMāori
- losmaken, ontspannenDutch
- slappe avNorwegian
- relaxar, afrouxar, soltarPortuguese
- relaxa, desface, destindeRomanian
- смягчаться, смягчиться, распуститься, ослаблять, расслабиться, распустить, распускать, расслабить, расслаблять, смягчить, смягчать, распускаться, расслабляться, ослабитьRussian
- koppla avSwedish
- 放鬆Chinese
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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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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
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1 heighten, increase, intensify, tense, tighten, work
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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 |
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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 |
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adopt a detached attitude; relax |
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! lighten up
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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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sit around |
exp. |
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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still the mind |
exp. |
to rest the mind, to stop if from overthinking, to relax |
[Fam.] |
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