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calm down
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | calm down - 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."chill out, cool it, cool off, simmer down, calm, settle downchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 2. |  calm down - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, quiet, quieten, lulllull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to | | 3. | calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"lullsilence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
calmadjective1. Motionless and undisturbed:halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled.2. Not excited or emotionally agitated:peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil.3. Not easily excited, even under pressure:collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, detached, even, even-tempered, imperturbable, nonchalant, possessed, unflappable, unruffled.noun1. An absence of motion or disturbance:calmness, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.2. Lack of emotional agitation:calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quietude, serenity, tranquillity.verb1. To make or become calm.Also used with down:allay, balm, becalm, lull, quiet, settle, still, tranquilize.2. To ease the anger or agitation of.Also used with down:appease, assuage, conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.Translationscalm (kaːm) adjective1. still or quiet. a calm sea; The weather was calm. 平靜的 平静的2. not anxious or excited. a calm person/expression; Please keep calm! 鎮靜的 镇静的 noun1. (a period of) absence of wind and large waves. 風平浪靜 风平浪静2. peace and quiet. He enjoyed the calm of the library. 安靜 安静 verb to make calm. Calm yourself! 使鎮靜 使镇静ˈcalmly adverb 鎮靜地，平靜地 镇静地，平静地 ˈcalmness noun 鎮靜 镇静calm down to make or become calm. He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down! 鎮靜下來 镇静下来calm down
calm down1. To relax or become less intense. Although this phrase can be applied to things or situations, it is often said as an imperative to one who is openly anxious, angry, or upset. I've been rocking the baby for hours, but I just can't get her to calm down and stop crying. Calm down—we'll be home before curfew. Work was chaotic during the merger, but things are finally calming down now.2. To soothe someone or diffuse a tense situation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "calm" and "down." I've been rocking the baby for hours, but I just can't seem to calm her down. The therapy dog really seems to calm down our patients.See also: calm, downcalm someone (or an animal) downto cause someone or an animal to be less active, upset, or unsettled. Please try to calm yourself down! Can you calm down your yapping dog?See also: calm, downcalm downto relax; to become less busy or active. Now, now, calm down. You look so nervous. Please calm down. Nothing bad is going to happen.See also: calm, downcalm downv.1. To become less agitated, active, or unsettled: When the wind calmed down, we went outside to assess the storm's damage.2. To cause someone or something to become less angry, active, or unsettled: The leader calmed down the angry mob by addressing their complaints. Listening to music before going to bed calms me down and helps me sleep.See also: calm, downEncyclopediaSeecalmMedicalSeeCALMcalm down
Synonyms for calm downverb become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitationSynonyms- chill out
- cool it
- cool off
- simmer down
- calm
- settle down
Related Wordsverb make calm or stillSynonyms- calm
- still
- tranquilize
- tranquillise
- tranquillize
- quiet
- quieten
- lull
Related Words- lull
- compose
- appease
- assuage
- conciliate
- gentle
- gruntle
- lenify
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
- reassure
- assure
- comfort
- console
- solace
- soothe
verb become quiet or less intensiveSynonymsRelated Words- silence
- still
- hush
- hush up
- quieten
- shut up
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