Relax synonyms
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be at ease
To rest
To rest in death or a grave
tighten (related)
(Economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
To close out (a position in a securities or commodities trade)
(Intransitive, informal) To relax.
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To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness:
take-one-s-time
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.
make-oneself-at-home
To make oneself comfortable as if were in one's own home.
To cast loose; detach:
sit-around
To sit down and not do anything important.
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To pass time at leisure; idle.
lead (or live) the life of Riley
relaxing (related)
(Nautical) To fasten:
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
Divert is defined as to turn aside or distract from one direction to another.
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tense (antonym)
To make or become tense.
grow (antonym)
To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process:
cause to feel relaxed
In a slack manner:
take-a-break
To have a short rest period in one's work or studies, other activities
rest (related)
(Intransitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
stop work
To rest
To relax (the mind) from strain or effort
cool-one-s-heels
(Idiomatic) To wait, especially impatiently or restlessly.
To be unproductive; to not perform one's duties.
let-one-s-hair-down
(Idiomatic) To relax and enjoy oneself.
settle back
To rest
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To pass (time) without doing anything:
cool-off (related)
calm (related)
The definition of lessen is to diminish or to cause something to be diminished or reduced.
(Medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
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leisurely (related)
decrease (related)
To make (a quantity) smaller.
ease (related)
To reduce the strain, tension, or pressure of or on; loosen; slacken
To spend time in idleness
To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.
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To open
agitate (antonym)
To stir up interest and support through speeches and writing so as to produce changes
continue (related)
To carry on; persist in:
ease up on
To make less rigid
To reduce for some period of time:
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To dig, or go digging, for clams
worry (antonym)
To manage to get (along or through) in the face of trials and difficulties
comfortable (related)
kick-back (related)
sunbathe (related)
relaxation (related)
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laid-back (related)
pamper (related)
sedate (related)
quiet (related)
To put on an air of sentimental tenderness or wistful melancholy
restful (related)
wind-down (related)
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To let the tongue hang from the mouth in this way.
To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner.
To lessen or alleviate something, such as pain or a symptom.
To develop in a slow or unexcited way:
Soften is defined as to make more soft or more gentle.
increase (antonym)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
(Idiomatic) Decelerate.
To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment.
cause to feel relaxed
make less active or fast
Find another word for relax. In this page you can discover 81 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for relax, like: sit-back, be at ease, repose, breathe-easy, tighten, unwind, decompress, loosen, take-one-s-time, ease off and recline.