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

While the movie studios were winding down a record summer at the box office, the question many of us were asking heading into the fall festival season was whether film festivals are losing some of their impact. — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Labor Day usually marks the end of summer, and swimming and boating season will also be winding down. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

The former finance worker wrapped up his own aerospace career back in 2017, winding down from a three-decade career of crunching financial figures. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Outdoor deals With summer winding down, score deals on patio furniture, smart birdfeeders and other outdoor gear. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The Invite, available on streaming since mid-August, is winding down in theaters, on about 60 screens through the end of next week. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

At a time when a century-long life is possible, Aubrey said, then turning 50 doesn't mean winding down. — Kathryn Fink, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

The rave, being held at a horse racing track on the edge of Aarau, was winding down at the time when the shooting happened. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Though high temperatures should be winding down, a new analysis by Climate Central, an independent research organization found that fall is becoming warmer in the Kansas City area as summer heat lingers longer. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026