Synonyms for calm down
calm down

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1. calm downverb

   To become less excited, intense, or angry.

   Calm down before you hurt somebody.

   Synonyms:
   unwind, chillax, chill, chill out, hose down, relax

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1. calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool itverb

   become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

   "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

   Synonyms:
   tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, cool, settle, cool down, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, root, steady down, lull, take root, quieten

2. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillverb

   make calm or still

   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

   Synonyms:
   silence, hush, tranquilize, relieve, tranquillize, becalm, quiet down, ease, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, shut up, quiesce, hush up, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, allay, pipe down, lull, quieten

3. lull, calm downverb

   become quiet or less intensive

   "the fighting lulled for a moment"

   Synonyms:
   cool off, settle down, simmer down, tranquillise, calm, cool it, still, tranquillize, chill out, quieten, tranquilize, quiet, lull

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1. Riyadh Yaseen:

   Until things calm down, now is not the time for dialogue.

2. Rob Guzman:

   We just need the local government to calm down the panic that some of these 2,000 people are feeling, that today, we're going to be trapped with no way out.

3. Chris Christie:

   You're going to see article after article purporting that Republicans can't afford a long nomination battle. That we need to unite behind whichever candidate who has the most money or the most endorsements or the best press coverage. But remember, George H.W. Bush fought Ronald Reagan for the nomination until May of 1980, we are 20 months from electing our next president. So, calm down. Don't be afraid.

4. Amy Watson:

   Sometimes, (police) walk into a situation and the gun's already pointed, and they have few options at the point. But sometimes things escalate very quickly, cIT takes a step back and get(s) the person to calm down. CIT officers are better prepared to work through that and come to some kind of solution.

5. Kubrat Pulev:

   Calm down champ, I see that you are very worried to fight away from home and you are absolutely right to be, haha!, but rest assured, if necessary I'm ready to come to London and bust you up in front of your own fans!