Synonyms of winds down

winds down

verb

present tense third-person singular of wind down

as in relaxes

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

• relaxes
• hangs loose
• rests
• mellows (out)
• loosens up
• chills out
• chills
• unwinds
• decompresses
• composes
• kicks back
• de-stresses
• hacks (around)
• basks
• hangs (around or out)
• settles
• zones out
• footles
• unbends
• dillydallies
• vegetates
• goofs (off)
• vegges out
• lounges
• reposes
• drones
• calms
• alleviates
• lazes
• comforts
• idles
• loafs
• bums
• lolls
• eases
• dawdles
• relieves
• cools
• dallies
• quiets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenses (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of winds down

As summer winds down, agentic AI is making large language models increasingly human-like. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The district, established in 1992, well after the Voting Rights Act, to help ensure Black voting power, is in the process of a major transition of leadership as Congresswoman Frederica Wilson winds down her final term. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Your brain knows that’s not super important, so as excess processing power runs low, your inner clock winds down for a bit. — April Dávila, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

As the day winds down, your focus naturally turns toward making smarter choices. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Regardless, the longer-term targets from May’s Investor Day all point the same direction — profits rising through 2027 and 2028 as spending winds down and buybacks shrink the share count. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 July 2026

As the day winds down, there’s no better finale than a sunset supper on the deck at Hello, Sailor, the Kindreds’ playful take on a classic North Carolina fish camp. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

But these reserves remain critically low, and the administration will be keeping an eye on their levels as the clock winds down on the 60-day Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down? — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026