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Synonyms & Antonyms of wind down
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety
- not being one for alcoholic beverages, I prefer to wind down with a cup of tea every night
Synonyms for wind down
- chill,
- chill out
- [slang],
- de-stress,
- decompress,
- loosen up,
- mellow (out),
- relax,
- unwind
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“Wind down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind%20down. Accessed 18 May. 2022.
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The first known use of wind down was in 1952
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