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

Matched Categories

1. • Change State
   • Comfort
   • Quieten

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1. Marc Siegel:

   You assume these guys are dropping dead because of what goes on in the ring, but it’s not true. Most of that is staged, occasionally someone gets hurt in the ring … the real reason they die young is because a lot of them are drug addicts, a lot of them are taking cocaine, they bulk up using steroids and it puts a big strain on the heart. They are always under the stress of this performance. They don’t have a natural life ; they are always hyped up and they are always trying to calm down.

2. David Newbery:

   The norm would usually see an aircraft suffering from depressurization landing at the nearest suitable airport – not least to calm down the passengers, who would be severely frightened, however, if there were nothing structurally wrong with the aircraft, the commander could elect to continue to a more distant airport.

3. Shuji Shirota:

   Prior to the selloff the Chinese market looked bubbly, kept rising even as the economy is slowing. It will take some time for the market to calm down, judging from Japanese experience it is not easy to support share prices just by price keeping operation.

4. Michael LaSala:

   This is a journey and where you are now is probably not where you're going to be on this in a couple of years, be patient with yourself and keep educating yourself. And, once you're able to calm down, keep the lines of communication open and get as much education( as you can).

5. Erika Katz:

   The tea tree oil is going to calm down the scalp and relieve some of that painful itching and burning. It's a wonderful way to just get rid of an itchy, flaky scalp.