unbendverb [ I ]
uk/ʌnˈbend/us/ʌnˈbend/unbent, unbentto relax and become less formal and serious in your manner:
I'd hoped that after a glass or two of wine she might unbend a little.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circuses idiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lighten sth up
- lighten up
- lull
- lull sb into sth
- relaxation
- settle
- simmer down
- slow down
- soften
- steady
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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