Synonyms of relax

relax

verb

1

as in to chill

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety

she took deep breaths to relax before going on stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chill
• unwind
• rest
• decompress
• bask
• loosen up
• hang loose
• de-stress
• wind down
• compose
• chill out
• mellow (out)
• calm
• settle
• lounge
• unbend
• comfort
• relieve
• repose
• ease
• alleviate
• laze
• quiet
• vegetate
• kick back
• bum
• loll
• cool
• hang (around or out)
• idle
• dawdle
• goof (off)
• hack (around)
• loaf
• drone
• veg out
• zone out
• dillydally
• footle
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tense (up)

• tense (up)

2

as in to loosen

to make less taut

relax the rope a bit so I can pick up the slack and tie this knot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosen
• slacken
• ease
• slack
• detach
• untie
• free
• undo
• unfasten
• unbind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tension
• stretch
• tighten
• tense
• strain
• bind
• attach
• tie
• restrain
• fasten
• constrain

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• tension
• stretch
• tighten
• tense
• strain
• bind
• attach
• tie
• restrain
• fasten
• constrain

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3

as in to bask

to refrain from labor or exertion

I just want to kick back and relax after mowing that huge lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bask
• rest
• lounge
• hang
• repose
• kick back
• loll
• hang around
• bum
• idle
• hang about
• slack (off)
• veg out
• loaf
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• struggle
• strive
• slave
• hustle
• sweat
• labor
• plug
• strain
• toil
• plow
• exercise
• plod
• hump
• work out
• grub
• peg (away)
• slog
• travail
• drudge
• moil

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• work
• struggle
• strive
• slave
• hustle
• sweat
• labor
• plug
• strain
• toil
• plow
• exercise
• plod
• hump
• work out
• grub
• peg (away)
• slog
• travail
• drudge
• moil

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