Synonyms for calm
kɑm; older kæm; spelling pron. kɑlmcalm

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1. calmverb

   Synonyms:
   soothe, pacify, quieten, subdue, ease, cool off, calm down

   Antonyms:
   anxious, nervous, stressed

2. calmverb

   The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

   Synonyms:
   cool off, pacify, ease, calm down, soothe, subdue, quieten

   Antonyms:
   nervous, stressed, anxious

3. calmnoun

   Free of noise and disturbance.

   Synonyms:
   ease, subdue, pacify, calm down, quieten, soothe, cool off

   Antonyms:
   anxious, nervous, stressed

4. calmadjective

   with little waves on the surface.

   Antonyms:
   nervous, anxious, stressed

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1. calm

   That is calm which is free from disturbance or agitation; in the physical sense, free from violent motion or action; in the mental or spiritual realm, free from excited or disturbing emotion or passion. We speak of a calm sea, a placid lake, a serene sky, a still night, a quiet day, a quiet home. We speak, also, of "still waters," "smooth sailing," which are different modes of expressing freedom from manifest agitation. Of mental conditions, one is calm who triumphs over a tendency to excitement; cool, if he scarcely feels the tendency. One may be calm by the very reaction from excitement, or by the oppression of overpowering emotion, as we speak of the calmness of despair. One is composed who has subdued excited feeling; he is collected when he has every thought, feeling, or perception awake and at command. Tranquil refers to a present state, placid, to a prevailing tendency. We speak of a tranquil mind, a placid disposition. The serene spirit dwells as if in the clear upper air, above all storm and shadow.

   The star of the unconquered will,
   He rises in my breast,
   Serene, and resolute, and still,
   And calm, and self-possessed.
   

   Longfellow Light of Stars st. 7.

   Synonyms:
   collected, composed, cool, dispassionate, imperturbable, peaceful, placid, quiet, sedate, self-possessed, serene, smooth, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled

   Antonyms:
   agitated, boisterous, disturbed, excited, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, heated, passionate, raging, roused, ruffled, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild, wrathful

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1. calm

   Synonyms:
   smooth, pacify, compose, allay, still, soothe, appease, assuage, quiet, tranquilize

   Antonyms:
   stir, excite, agitate, disconcert, ruffle, lash, heat, discompose

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1. composure, calm, calmness, equanimitynoun

   steadiness of mind under stress

   "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm air, calmness, composure

   Antonyms:
   gusty, breezy, furious, tempestuous, choppy, rough, discomposed, boisterous, wild, puffy, raging, blusterous, blowy, blustery, fierce, dirty, angry, billowing(a), stormy, billowy, squally, surging, thundery, blustering(a), windy, charge, turn on, rouse, agitate, excite, charge up, commove

2. calm air, calmadjective

   wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm air, calmness, composure

   Antonyms:
   squally, blustering(a), billowy, gusty, stormy, angry, furious, surging, billowing(a), dirty, blowy, windy, discomposed, tempestuous, blusterous, boisterous, blustery, wild, raging, choppy, puffy, breezy, fierce, thundery, rough, excite, charge up, charge, turn on, commove, rouse, agitate

3. calm, unagitated, serene, tranquiladjective

   not agitated; without losing self-possession

   "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"

   Synonyms:
   unagitated, placid, serene, still, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, quiet

   Antonyms:
   squally, surging, blustering(a), billowy, rough, gusty, raging, billowing(a), furious, angry, blustery, discomposed, puffy, thundery, boisterous, wild, stormy, blowy, dirty, windy, breezy, choppy, blusterous, fierce, tempestuous, commove, excite, agitate, charge up, rouse, turn on, charge

4. calmverb

   (of weather) free from storm or wind

   "calm seas"

   Synonyms:
   serene, unagitated, tranquil

   Antonyms:
   surging, rough, furious, gusty, breezy, wild, blustery, boisterous, tempestuous, windy, dirty, choppy, raging, billowy, fierce, angry, puffy, blusterous, thundery, stormy, discomposed, squally, blowy, billowing(a), blustering(a), charge, excite, agitate, rouse, charge up, turn on, commove

5. 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, allay, pipe down, lull, calm down, quieten

   Antonyms:
   windy, billowing(a), squally, breezy, angry, surging, blustering(a), stormy, fierce, tempestuous, discomposed, gusty, furious, raging, blusterous, boisterous, choppy, dirty, blustery, billowy, thundery, blowy, wild, puffy, rough, charge, charge up, agitate, turn on, rouse, excite, commove

6. steady, calm, becalmverb

   make steady

   "steady yourself"

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

   Antonyms:
   billowing(a), furious, puffy, fierce, boisterous, rough, choppy, dirty, thundery, discomposed, windy, tempestuous, blusterous, gusty, angry, billowy, wild, squally, breezy, blowy, raging, blustering(a), blustery, surging, stormy, charge up, charge, agitate, excite, turn on, commove, rouse

7. 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, root, steady down, lull, calm down, take root, quieten

   Antonyms:
   dirty, blusterous, stormy, wild, breezy, discomposed, squally, puffy, billowing(a), raging, fierce, surging, choppy, rough, tempestuous, furious, thundery, angry, blustering(a), gusty, billowy, blustery, windy, boisterous, blowy, rouse, turn on, charge up, commove, charge, excite, agitate

8. sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquilliseverb

   cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

   "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

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

   Antonyms:
   choppy, windy, rough, breezy, tempestuous, surging, blustering(a), stormy, discomposed, wild, boisterous, thundery, squally, puffy, angry, raging, dirty, billowing(a), blustery, fierce, blusterous, furious, blowy, gusty, billowy, charge, charge up, agitate, commove, excite, turn on, rouse

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1. breathe

   i have calm breathing.

   try to calm down.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2020  

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1. calmadjective

   Synonyms:
   tranquil, serene, placid, quiet, still, smooth, halcyon, peaceful

2. calmadjective

   Synonyms:
   undisturbed, composed, collected, unruffled, sedate, mild, cool

3. calmnoun

   Synonyms:
   serenity, CALMNESS

4. calmverb

   Synonyms:
   still, compose, hush, smooth, allay, lull

5. calmverb

   Synonyms:
   tranquillize, becalm, pacify, appease, assuage, quiet, soothe, soften, mollify, moderate, alleviate

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1. calmadjective

   Synonyms:
   still, serene, motionless, undisturbed, unruffled, pacific, placid, tranquil, halcyon, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unmoved, cool, composed, dispassionate

   Antonyms:
   excited, stormy, agitated, ruffled, discomposed, perturbed, boisterous

2. calmnoun

   Synonyms:
   lull, tranquillity, quiet, placidity

3. calmverb

   Synonyms:
   lull, allay, hush, tranquillize, becalm, still, compose, quiet, appease, pacify, assuage, moderate, alleviate, conciliate, abate, console

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1. List of paraphrases for "calm":

   quiet, calmness, quietness, calming, tranquillity, lull, serenity, composure, tranquility, tranquil, squid, reassure, appease, cool-headed, serena, temper, cool, pacification, truce, peaceful, soothe, serene, ease, allay, relaxed, defuse, pacify, relax, dispassionate, mellow, placate

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1. CALM

   Synonyms:
   Candesartan And Lisinopril Microalbuminuria study

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1. Jason Kenney:

   This kind of conduct is totally unacceptable, assaulting law enforcement officers who are simply doing their job to maintain public safety and the rule of law is completely unacceptable and without hesitation I condemn those actions, and I call for calm amongst anybody who feels sympathetic to those engaged in this blockade, please stay away from the area, please do not further intensify an already difficult situation.

2. Driver Kasem Pooksuwan:

   When I dropped him, he still appeared very calm, just like (a) normal customer. He seemed not in a hurry at all.

3. Greg Daly:

   The crowd was exceptional in its calm response to what could have been a much more serious incident.

4. Elliot Abrams:

   They negotiated for a long time about the means of restoring democracy, but it seems that today they're not going forward, at least as of 3 pm, with the agreements they made, but we will see what happens in the rest of the day. If you've seen the TV screens, you've know that things are very far from calm and settled in not only Caracas, but around the country.

5. Marc Siegel:

   You assume these guys are dropping dead because of what goes on in the ring, but it’s not true. Most of that is staged, occasionally someone gets hurt in the ring… the real reason they die young is because a lot of them are drug addicts, a lot of them are taking cocaine, they bulk up using steroids and it puts a big strain on the heart. They are always under the stress of this performance. They don’t have a natural life; they are always hyped up and they are always trying to calm down.