1
as in settled (down)
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 chilled out
And someone who is a great listener, respectful, caring, chilled out, someone who supports my dreams – and is cool with my chaos!
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Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Across the field, Granite Hills’ talented junior quarterback, Zac Benitez, chilled out, bobbing his head to tunes playing on his headphones.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Across the field, Granite Hills’ talented junior quarterback, Zac Benitez, chilled out, bobbing his head to tunes playing on his headphones.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chilled out
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The last 48 hours have been a whirlwind for Breezy Johnson after winning Olympic gold in Sunday's downhill race, but now she's settled in the moment and said she was relaxed and skiing freely in today's run in the team combined.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Last year, New Zealand relaxed several of its golden visa requirements to attract more applicants.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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This past offseason started hot and then slowly cooled into a generally unexciting paste.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Their experiments revealed how hydrogen interacted with silicon and oxygen in nanostructures as the metal cooled, with the ratio of hydrogen to silicon being roughly 1 to 1.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The initiative, code-named Mulberry, was wound down in recent weeks, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the move wasn’t public.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Resources for Pebble owners wound down and went dark in June 2018.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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At the show's afterparty, Browne and his models—some still wearing the metallic hair adornments from the show—loosened up a bit as a DJ positioned in one corner of the tent attempted to manifest Latifah with a quick mix of her hits.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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Skarsgård explained that the same thing was applied to his facial expressions, to assure that the character loosened up over the course of the film.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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In the more than a month that has passed since team, state and local leadership unveiled plans to bring game day to KCK in the 2031 season, negotiations have remained largely hushed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Immediately, his teacher hushed him.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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For some, romance means rose petals, chilled champagne and magnificent views.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
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The city’s outlook as a global business hub was gloomy a couple of years ago, after a tighter Chinese regulatory environment chilled IPO activity.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chilled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chilled%20out. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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