BECALMED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

becalmed

verb

past tense of becalm

as in calmed

to free from distress or disturbance becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks

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Diplomatic talks ultimately calmed tensions, and no further attacks occurred.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Since then, 30-year Treasury yields rose 11 basis points and JGB yields 23 basis points, before Bessent again temporarily calmed markets following the announcement that the Treasury would more than double its long-term bond repurchases.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of calmed

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This is not the time to get lulled into a false sense of security, according to BTIG.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
The little girl could be heard well over a rowdy crowd that had about been lulled into passiveness — and eventually, boos in the fifth round — in the humdrum title fight.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of lulled

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But the group had learned of the Phantom Orchestra, a group in Tbilisi, the capital of what is now Georgia, composed of musicians, poets and activists who had been barred from leaving the Soviet Union.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Bookended by drone shots of the Macedonian countryside and a somber cello refrain by Novogradska, this 86-minute doc is otherwise composed of scoreless interviews with subjects seated in front of black curtains and captured in medium range.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of composed

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That surge has quieted now, as is to be expected whenever a superstar of Grande’s caliber returns.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Cool water washed over my feet as the waves rolled in and out, and the steady rhythm of the ocean gradually quieted everything else.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of quieted

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