unruffle
Restore to composure
To unruffle is to smooth or calm what has been disturbed—feathers, tempers, composure.
The word appears most often in its participial form unruffled, describing someone who remains calm despite provocation: She stayed unruffled through the chaos.
The verb itself is rare, as English speakers tend toward "smooth over" or "calm down" instead.
Free from agitation
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- composeCreate or arrange
- reassureEase someone's doubts
- comfortEase or soothing relief
pacify · placate · settle · console · steady · ease · appease · mollify
Without roughness or difficulty
- flattenMake level or smooth
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- neatenMake orderly
tidy · arrange · orderly · aligned · even · press · iron · groom
Calm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- poisedCalm and controlled
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- coolheadedCalm when stressed
level-headed · self-possessed · unperturbed · imperturbable · equanimity · nonchalant · phlegmatic · unbothered
calm
Free from agitation
comfort · pacify · placate · settle · console · steady · ease · appease · mollify · tranquilize
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
- flattenMake level or smooth
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- sleekSmooth and elegant
neaten · tidy · arrange · orderly · aligned · even · press · iron · groom · primp
composed
Calm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- poisedCalm and controlled
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
coolheaded · level-headed · self-possessed · unperturbed · imperturbable · equanimity · nonchalant · phlegmatic · unbothered · tranquil