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calmed

verb , past tense of calm

Synonyms and Antonyms of calmed

1 to free from distress or disturbance

the president's reassuring words did much to calm the public during the national emergency

Synonyms of calmed

becalmed, composed, lullabied, lulled, quieted, quietened [chiefly British], salved, settled, soothed, stilled, tranquilized (also tranquillized)

Words Related to calmed

appeased, conciliated, hushed, mollified, pacified, placated

allayed, alleviated, assuaged, eased, laid, mitigated, quelled, relaxed, relieved, solaced

narcotized, sedated, stupefied

Near Antonyms of calmed

aggravated, heightened, intensified

aroused, excited, fomented, incited, roused, stirred (up), worked up

Antonyms of calmed

agitated, discomposed, disquieted, disturbed, keyed (up), perturbed, upset, vexed (also vext)

2 to gain emotional or mental control of

he calmed himself before continuing the eulogy

Synonyms of calmed

collected, composed, contained, controlled, re-collected, settled

Words Related to calmed

held back, restrained

rallied, recovered

lulled, quieted, soothed, stilled, tranquilized (also tranquillized)

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