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

Jessica Bailey, who is winding down her second term, is the Democratic nominee, while Schick is running on the Libertarian Party ticket. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

SpaceX wants to end flights of the Crew Dragon spacecraft by 2030, and is already winding down its remarkably successful Falcon 9 rocket in favor of the company’s much larger but relatively unproven Starship. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Weil has in recent weeks hired advisers from the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell to help it with a range of options, which this week began to include discussions about the possibility of winding down the firm. — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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