mellows (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of mellow (out)
as in relaxes
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety I'm going to need to mellow out when this stressful week is finally at an end

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mellows (out)
  1. relaxes
  2. loosens up
  3. winds down
Verb
  • When a leader asks thoughtful questions instead of giving immediate answers, the room relaxes.
    — Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Michael Jordan relaxes with a refreshing beverage while vacationing in Sardinia, Italy on July 13.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of relaxes
Verb
  • The hot queso frito loaded with Oaxaca cheese, salsa negra, pico, cilantro, and tortillas is richer and exactly the kind of dish that loosens up a group after a second round of drinks.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • But mortgage rates could slowly come down once the tension in the Middle East loosens up.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of loosens up
Verb
  • As summer winds down, agentic AI is making large language models increasingly human-like.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The district, established in 1992, well after the Voting Rights Act, to help ensure Black voting power, is in the process of a major transition of leadership as Congresswoman Frederica Wilson winds down her final term.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of winds down
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“Mellows (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellows%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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