1
as in cooled
to become still and orderly
stop making that racket, and just chill out!
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2
as in relaxed
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
if you don't chill out, you're going to get an ulcer
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chilled out
Verb
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Submerge charcoal in water until it's thoroughly cooled.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Topline Movie theaters just had their lowest-grossing summer in three years, as this year’s total barely fell below last summer’s gross as moviegoing cooled in August, despite early analyst expectations that this summer could have been a return to box office glory.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means certain rules around campfires are relaxed, though visitors are still advised to use best practices for fire management and safety.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Maier relaxed the shutdown pretty quickly.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As society moved on from COVID, Stadler noticed these types of interventions also wound down.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The final set was much more of a contest, with the duo exchanging multiple breaks of serve as the match wound down to a nail-biting finish.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Caught Stealing is an intermittently fun experience that would be a better time if Aronofsky either loosened up a little more or, conversely, maintained a tighter grip on the wheel.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This year, the streets are hushed, and many children walk to school alone.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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The wild west of Ireland reveals sea cliffs like Slieve League, hushed peat bogs, and winding roads threading through Connemara’s granite hills and glassy lakes.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Still, a bulb that is chilled is bound to produce more flowers than one that is planted directly in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the world lost its CO2 blanket over this age of mammals, though, and the world chilled, grasslands, having invented a new form of photosynthesis adapted to this drier, lower-CO2 world, haltingly but inexorably took over much of the Earth.—
Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Chilled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chilled%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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