settle down
Stop being restless
Settle down means to become calm or quiet after agitation or excitement: Settle down, everyone—the meeting is starting.
It also describes establishing a stable, permanent lifestyle—taking a steady job, buying a home, often marrying: After years of traveling, she finally settled down in Portland.
Parents tell restless children to settle down; relatives ask when you'll settle down and start a family.
Gently ease discomfort
- relaxBecome less tense
- composeCreate or arrange
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
- de-stressReduce mental tension
pacify · quiet · ease · comfort · hush · cool off · chill out · mellow
Live in a place
- inhabitTo dwell within
- relocateEstablish residence elsewhere
- move inBegin residing somewhere
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
homestead · take up residence · stay put · community · neighborhood · belong · integrate · plant roots
Marriage rite and feast
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- spouseMarried partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
nuptials · commitment · marriage · fiancé · fiancée · tie the knot · start a family · domestic life
State of being answerable
- adulthoodState of being grown
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
- grow upDevelop into adulthood
career · routine · priorities · sensible · reliable · dependable · level-headed · focused
soothe
Gently ease discomfort
de-stress · pacify · quiet · ease · comfort · hush · cool off · chill out · mellow · steady
reside
Live in a place
nest · homestead · take up residence · stay put · community · neighborhood · belong · integrate · plant roots · anchor
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- spouseMarried partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
matrimony · nuptials · commitment · marriage · fiancé · fiancée · tie the knot · start a family · domestic life · long-term relationship
responsibility
State of being answerable
- adulthoodState of being grown
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
grow up · career · routine · priorities · sensible · reliable · dependable · level-headed · focused · grounded
- calmingcalm, soothe, relax, pacify, ease
- calming downcalmed, relaxed, chilled, mellowed, soothed
- calming phrasesstay calm, relax, keep your cool, take it easy, easy does it
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, turn on, turn off, wait for
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, time-out, timeout, grounded
settle downact up
Behave badly or fail
stir up · act out · run wild · bounce off the walls · misbehave
settle downfreak out
React with extreme alarm
fly off the handle · panic · have a meltdown · lose one's cool · flip out
settle downplay the field
Pursue multiple romantic interests
sow wild oats · roam · drift · sow one's wild oats · wander
down, settle, settled, settlement, settling, settler, unsettled, unsettling, unsettle