Synonyms of winding down

winding down

verb

present participle of wind down

as in relaxing

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

• relaxing
• mellowing (out)
• loosening up
• hanging loose
• chilling out
• chilling
• resting
• unwinding
• decompressing
• hanging (around or out)
• composing
• hacking (around)
• zoning out
• kicking back
• vegging out
• goofing (off)
• basking
• de-stressing
• settling
• unbending
• lounging
• idling
• comforting
• cooling
• alleviating
• reposing
• loafing
• calming
• lolling
• relieving
• droning
• lazing
• bumming
• vegetating
• dawdling
• dillydallying
• easing
• footling
• dallying
• quieting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tensing (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of winding down

The flood threat from Western Texas to southwest Kansas is expected to start winding down Monday, but some spotty flooding is still possible. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Her departure follows the announcement earlier this week that Christiane Amanpour would be winding down her daily CNN International series and departing the network next year. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

With the first half winding down, Jones’ 17-yard completion to Dallas Wilson on fourth-and-12 from the Texas 36 saved the day for Florida and provided the 19-year-old a shot of confidence. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026

On the other hand, an agent trained on company context can see the decline, and tell whether this is because the company is deliberately winding down specific segments of the business. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox broadcaster Terry Bradshaw told NBC News on Tuesday his television career is winding down. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Venice, Telluride and Toronto have wrapped, and the New York Film Festival is winding down. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Hele Outdoors Hele is winding down a Kickstarter campaign for the Ice Box over the next few days. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

The program, which is part of the city of Phoenix’s heat relief effort, has helped nearly 300 households so far but is winding down this month. — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2026