Synonyms for settle down
set·tle down

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1. settle, settle downverb

   settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

   "dust settled on the roofs"

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, square off, square up, adjudicate, ensconce, go down, get back, cool it, go under, settle, locate, take root, chill out, cool off, determine, subside, finalize, resolve, sink, root, finalise, descend, nail down, simmer down, calm, steady down, make up, fall, patch up, reconcile, calm down, decide

2. settle, root, take root, steady down, settle downverb

   become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

   "He finally settled down"

   Synonyms:
   settle, descend, calm, make up, cool it, patch up, cool off, calm down, nail down, sink, go down, square off, subside, root, determine, steady down, go under, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, rout, decide, simmer down, square up, chill out, resolve, locate, finalize, rootle, take root

3. 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, calm, root, steady down, lull, calm down, take root, quieten

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1. Gurmeet Tuli:

   My main clientele is young people who come here to study, they find work here and settle down, fall in love and want to get married, i have not sold a single diamond ring in the past two months.

2. David Teuscher:

   A full-thickness tear is not going to heal on its own, it may settle down, it may feel more comfortable, but it may have also been subject to micro re-injury.

3. Harish Iyer:

   My mother is like any other mother, she wanted to find me a partner and help me settle down. It became news only because I was looking for a man instead of a woman.

4. Berhan Ahmed:

   You would think, as a parent, maybe he's starting to settle down, he's starting to mature, starting his life in a different way.

5. Randy Frederick:

   If things don't settle down in China, we could have another ugly open tomorrow and you wouldn't want to be caught holding positions you bought this morning.