calm down
Ease your nerves
Calm down means to become less agitated, anxious, or excited—or to help someone else do so.
It works both as a command Calm down, it's not that serious and a description She calmed down after a few minutes.
Telling someone to calm down often has the opposite effect, implying their emotions are unwarranted.
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- breatheExchange air through lungs
- restCessation of activity
meditate · settle · tranquility · serenity · peace · stillness · quietude · ease
unwind
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- breatheExchange air through lungs
rest · meditate · settle · tranquility · serenity · peace · stillness · quietude · ease · let go
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
support · assure · settle · steady · placate · pacify · mollify · appease · ease · gentle
quell
Forcibly end unrest
dampen · reduce · diminish · lessen · alleviate · mitigate · abate · curb · contain · control
- calmingsoothe, relax, pacify, ease, comfort
- calming downrelaxed, chilled, settled, mellowed, soothed
- calming phrasesrelax, keep your cool, take it easy, easy does it, breathe
- expressionsexpression, I love you, phrase, idioms, thank you
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, turn on, turn off, wait for
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
calm downfreak out
React with extreme alarm
lose it · fly off the handle · panic · blow up · have a meltdown
calm downact up
Behave badly or fail
go wild · stir up · raise hell · go crazy · thrash about
calm downescalate
Increase in severity
inflame · aggravate · provoke · stir up trouble · fan the flames
calm, down, calmness, calming, calmed, calmer, calmest, becalm, becalmed