calms down
Regains emotional composure
To calm down is to become less agitated, angry, or excited—or to help someone else reach that state.
The phrase works both ways: you can calm down on your own Just calm down and think, or someone can calm you down She calmed him down after the argument.
Often used as a command, though telling an upset person to calm down rarely has the intended effect.
- relaxesBecomes less tense
- cools offBecomes less hot
- placatesCalms someone's anger
- quietsReduces noise or agitation
- chills outBecomes calm and relaxed
abate · mollify · unwind · defuses · soothe · appeases · de-stress · takes a breath · deescalates · mellows · pacify · tranquilize · stabilizes · neutralizes · exhales · deep breaths · compose · decompresses
calms downescalates
Increases in intensity
blows up · flies off the handle · loses one's temper · explodes · goes ballistic
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