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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'calm'

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1. (noun) composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
Synonyms: equanimity, calm air, calm, calmness, composure
Antonyms: gusty, breezy, furious, tempestuous, choppy, rough, discomposed, boisterous, wild, puffy, raging, blusterous, blowy, blustery, fierce, dirty, angry, billowing(a), stormy, billowy, squally, surging, thundery, blustering(a), windy, charge, turn on, rouse, agitate, excite, charge up, commove

2. (adj) calm air, calm
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
Synonyms: equanimity, calm air, calm, calmness, composure
Antonyms: squally, blustering(a), billowy, gusty, stormy, angry, furious, surging, billowing(a), dirty, blowy, windy, discomposed, tempestuous, blusterous, boisterous, blustery, wild, raging, choppy, puffy, breezy, fierce, thundery, rough, excite, charge up, charge, turn on, commove, rouse, agitate

3. (adj) calm, unagitated, serene, tranquil
not agitated; without losing self-possession
Synonyms: unagitated, placid, serene, calm, still, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, quiet
Antonyms: squally, surging, blustering(a), billowy, rough, gusty, raging, billowing(a), furious, angry, blustery, discomposed, puffy, thundery, boisterous, wild, stormy, blowy, dirty, windy, breezy, choppy, blusterous, fierce, tempestuous, commove, excite, agitate, charge up, rouse, turn on, charge

4. (verb) calm
(of weather) free from storm or wind
Synonyms: serene, unagitated, tranquil
Antonyms: surging, rough, furious, gusty, breezy, wild, blustery, boisterous, tempestuous, windy, dirty, choppy, raging, billowy, fierce, angry, puffy, blusterous, thundery, stormy, discomposed, squally, blowy, billowing(a), blustering(a), charge, excite, agitate, rouse, charge up, turn on, commove

5. (verb) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
make calm or still
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, lull, calm down, quieten
Antonyms: windy, billowing(a), squally, breezy, angry, surging, blustering(a), stormy, fierce, tempestuous, discomposed, gusty, furious, raging, blusterous, boisterous, choppy, dirty, blustery, billowy, thundery, blowy, wild, puffy, rough, charge, charge up, agitate, turn on, rouse, excite, commove

6. (verb) steady, calm, becalm
make steady
Synonyms: stabilise, tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, brace, lull, calm down, stabilize, quieten
Antonyms: billowing(a), furious, puffy, fierce, boisterous, rough, choppy, dirty, thundery, discomposed, windy, tempestuous, blusterous, gusty, angry, billowy, wild, squally, breezy, blowy, raging, blustering(a), blustery, surging, stormy, charge up, charge, agitate, excite, turn on, commove, rouse

7. (verb) calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Synonyms: tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, cool, settle, cool down, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, root, steady down, lull, calm down, take root, quieten
Antonyms: dirty, blusterous, stormy, wild, breezy, discomposed, squally, puffy, billowing(a), raging, fierce, surging, choppy, rough, tempestuous, furious, thundery, angry, blustering(a), gusty, billowy, blustery, windy, boisterous, blowy, rouse, turn on, charge up, commove, charge, excite, agitate

8. (verb) sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
Synonyms: tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, lull, calm down, quieten
Antonyms: choppy, windy, rough, breezy, tempestuous, surging, blustering(a), stormy, discomposed, wild, boisterous, thundery, squally, puffy, angry, raging, dirty, billowing(a), blustery, fierce, blusterous, furious, blowy, gusty, billowy, charge, charge up, agitate, commove, excite, turn on, rouse

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'calm'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. calm
Allay and alleviate are closely kindred in signification, and have been often interchanged in usage. But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; t
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, compose, quiet, still, appease, mollify, soothe, tranquilize, calm, pacify
Antonyms: agitate, excite, kindle, rouse, stir up, arouse, fan, provoke, stir

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