Synonyms for lull
lʌllull

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1. lullnoun

   To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

   About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high 808surfer.com forum

   Synonyms:
   appease

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   calm, quiet, hush, still, tranquilize

2. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   quiet, assuagement, cessation, quiescence, subsidence

   Antonyms:
   tumult, excitement, storm, tempest

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. letup, lullnoun

   a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

   "there was never a letup in the noise"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, letup

2. lull, quietverb

   a period of calm weather

   "there was a lull in the storm"

   Synonyms:
   tranquility, placidity, repose, letup, serenity, silence, quiet, tranquillity

3. lullverb

   calm by deception

   "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

   Synonyms:
   tranquillise, calm down, calm, still, tranquillize, quieten, tranquilize, quiet

4. lull, calm downverb

   become quiet or less intensive

   "the fighting lulled for a moment"

   Synonyms:
   cool off, settle down, simmer down, tranquillise, calm down, calm, cool it, still, tranquillize, chill out, quieten, tranquilize, quiet

5. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillverb

   make calm or still

   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

   Synonyms:
   silence, hush, tranquilize, relieve, tranquillize, becalm, quiet down, ease, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, shut up, quiesce, hush up, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, allay, pipe down, calm down, quieten

Matched Categories

1. • Calm
   • Pause

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   subside, cease, become calm

3. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness

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1. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness, subsidence

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   hush, still, quiet, tranquillize, subside, abate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "lull":

   calm, calmness, quietness, pause, truce, respite, quiet

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1. Tony Gonzales:

   And then it stops, and he barricades himself in. That's where there's kind of a lull in the action, all of it, I understand, lasted about an hour, but this is where there's kind of a 30-minute lull. They feel as if they've got him barricaded in. The rest of the students in the school are now leaving.

2. Ran Baratz:

   This conflict is not due to' friction' between Israelis and Palestinians. It was there before and it'll be there after, even if The Left makes us leave [ the West Bank ], you think you're shrinking the conflict, but for the other [ Palestinian ] side it's just a lull between wars where they're improving their position.

3. Caroline Bain:

   We think the fourth-quarter (China economic) numbers will pick up as a result of the stimulus we've seen. We're coming to the end of a seasonal lull and it (stimulus) takes time ... to feed through to real demand for metals, whether the Fed hikes tomorrow or not, it's hard to see a massive reaction either way. We've had so much warning this year that the big move in the dollar could be behind us.

4. Mark Durcan:

   This production lull is occurring in a normally seasonally slower demand period.

5. Georges Bernanos:

   What does the truth matter? Haven't we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast!