mellows out

Becomes more easygoing

To mellow out is to relax and become calm, often after being agitated or stressed: After a long day, he mellowed out with some soft music and a warm bath.

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relax · take it easy · unwind · kick back · harmonize · diffuse · lighten up · tone down · lounge · de-stress · pacify · tranquilize · smooth · takes the edge off · calm down · simmer down · cool off · nap

Opposites
emotional intensity

mellows outwinds up

Eventually arrives at

freaks out · loses it · flips out · stresses out · panics

energy level

mellows outrevs up

Increases engine speed

fires up · energizes · perks up · ramps up · intensifies

temperament hardening

mellows outhardens

Becomes firm or solid

toughens up · calcifies

Family

mellow, mellows, mellowed, mellowing, out, outs, outed, outing, outer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G