becalm
Leave ship stranded
Becalm means to make calm or still, used almost exclusively of sailing ships left motionless when the wind dies: The ship was becalmed for three days.
The passive form dominates—vessels are becalmed rather than winds becalming them.
The word is literary and nautical, rarely appearing outside maritime contexts.
State of inactivity
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
- windlessLacking any breeze
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
adrift · anchored · drifting · motionless · stalled · idle · helpless · waiting
Lacking in sound
- pacifyTo calm agitation
- tranquilizeInduce calm chemically
- sedateCalm and unhurried
- easeLack of strain
compose · settle · relax · still · hush · lull · placate · mollify
Lacking all movement
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- haltComplete sudden stop
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
immobility · inertia · quiescence · stasis · static · suspended · frozen · unmoving
doldrums
State of inactivity
marooned · adrift · anchored · drifting · motionless · stalled · idle · helpless · waiting · stillness
quiet
Lacking in sound
- pacifyTo calm agitation
- tranquilizeInduce calm chemically
- sedateCalm and unhurried
ease · compose · settle · relax · still · hush · lull · placate · mollify · assuage
motionless
Lacking all movement
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- haltComplete sudden stop
pause · immobility · inertia · quiescence · stasis · static · suspended · frozen · unmoving · stationary