Synonyms of wind down

wind down

verb

as in to relax

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tense (up)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of wind down

The result: an inability to wind down at night, despite exhaustion. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024

Phillips called and texted her daughter several times after missing an initial call from Riley just after 9 a.m., according to logs and messages pulled from the student's phone and shown in court Tuesday, as the state's case wound down. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024

Shania Twain Country music superstar Shania Twain is winding down her Come On Over residency, her third Vegas residency that began in May 2024, and it has been extended through Feb. 8, 2025. —Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024

As the party wound down, the man cut through the crowd to again offer Ingram a drink. —Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024