LULLABIED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

lullabied

verb

past tense of lullaby

as in composed

to free from distress or disturbance reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship

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Recent Examples of lullabied This time around, Hoosiers are refusing to be lullabied and distracted away from addressing our energy cost burden. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

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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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After things calmed down, Crespo was curious how Isabella, 9, knew to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

— Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Global oil and gas markets have calmed since prices spiked at the start of the war, but prices are still significantly higher than before the conflict, and rose again early Friday.

— Amin Khodadadi, NBC news, 15 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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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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