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relax

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of relax

1 to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
  • She took deep breaths to relax before going on stage.
Synonyms of relax

chill, chill out [slang], decompress, de-stress, loosen up, mellow (out), unwind, wind down
Words Related to relax

unbend

bask, kick back, loll, lounge, repose, rest

bum, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drone, footle, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, vegetate, veg out, zone out

alleviate, comfort, ease, relieve

calm, compose, cool, quiet, settle
Phrases Synonymous with relax

hang loose
Antonyms of relax

tense (up)
2 to make less taut
  • Relax the rope a bit so I can pick up the slack and tie this knot.
Synonyms of relax

ease, loosen, slack, slacken
Words Related to relax

detach, free, unbind, undo, unfasten, untie
Near Antonyms of relax

attach, bind, fasten, tie

constrain, restrain
Antonyms of relax

strain, stretch, tense, tension, tighten
3 to refrain from labor or exertion
  • I just want to kick back and relax after mowing that huge lawn.
Synonyms of relax

bask, kick back, loll, lounge, repose, rest
Words Related to relax

bum, hang, hang around, idle, loaf, slack (off), veg out
Near Antonyms of relax

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

exercise, work out

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