Synonyms for calm down
calm down

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1. calm downverb

   To become less excited, intense, or angry.

   Calm down before you hurt somebody.

   Synonyms:
   unwind, chillax, chill, chill out, hose down, relax

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1. calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool itverb

   become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

   "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

   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, take root, quieten

2. 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, lull, quieten

3. lull, calm downverb

   become quiet or less intensive

   "the fighting lulled for a moment"

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

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1. • Change State
   • Comfort
   • Quieten

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1. Josue Pillco:

   I hope things calm down, we're not getting any food or gasoline.

2. Kubrat Pulev:

   Calm down champ, I see that you are very worried to fight away from home and you are absolutely right to be, haha!, but rest assured, if necessary I'm ready to come to London and bust you up in front of your own fans!

3. Jessica Barrios:

   It's not just a bad flu. It's affecting not just older people ; it's affecting kids, too, people need to start taking this seriously and do their part to help try and calm down this virus.

4. Matthew Broderick:

   I was close to death. I kind of had gone off the cliff — my lungs had to make a decision, i had pneumonia and water in my lungs. I remember thinking,' Calm down and go to sleep.'.

5. Edward Hoagland:

   There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows from the equanimity; and they can persuade other people who are in a state of agitation to calm down and manage a smile.