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Synonyms for calm
kɑm; older kæm; spelling pron. kɑlm
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Princeton's WordNet
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity(noun)
steadiness of mind under stress
"he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
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equanimity, calm air, calmness, composureAntonyms:
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, commovecalm air, calm(adj)
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
Synonyms:
equanimity, calm air, calmness, composureAntonyms:
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, agitatecalm, unagitated, serene, tranquil(adj)
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"
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unagitated, placid, serene, still, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, quietAntonyms:
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, chargecalm(verb)
(of weather) free from storm or wind
"calm seas"
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serene, unagitated, tranquilAntonyms:
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, commovecalm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still(verb)
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
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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, quietenAntonyms:
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, commovesteady, calm, becalm(verb)
make steady
"steady yourself"
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stabilise, tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, brace, lull, calm down, stabilize, quietenAntonyms:
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, rousecalm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it(verb)
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."
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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, quietenAntonyms:
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, agitatesedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise(verb)
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, quietenAntonyms:
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
Wiktionary
calm(verb)
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calm down, soothe, pacify, quieten, subdue, ease, cool offcalm(verb)
Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
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quieten, cool off, subdue, soothe, calm down, ease, pacifycalm(noun)
Free of noise and disturbance.
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cool off, ease, soothe, quieten, calm down, pacify, subduecalm(adjective)
with little waves on the surface.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, unruffledAntonyms:
agitated, boisterous, disturbed, excited, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, heated, passionate, raging, roused, ruffled, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild, wrathful
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Editors Contribution
breathe
i have calm breathing.
try to calm down.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
calm(a.)
Synonyms:
tranquil, serene, placid, quiet, still, smooth, halcyon, peacefulcalm(a.)
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undisturbed, composed, collected, unruffled, sedate, mild, coolcalm(n.)
calm(v. a.)
calm(v. a.)
Synonyms:
tranquillize, becalm, pacify, appease, assuage, quiet, soothe, soften, mollify, moderate, alleviate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
calm(a)
Synonyms:
still, serene, motionless, undisturbed, unruffled, pacific, placid, tranquil, halcyon, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unmoved, cool, composed, dispassionateAntonyms:
excited, stormy, agitated, ruffled, discomposed, perturbed, boisterouscalm(n)
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lull, tranquillity, quiet, placiditycalm(v)
Synonyms:
lull, allay, hush, tranquillize, becalm, still, compose, quiet, appease, pacify, assuage, moderate, alleviate, conciliate, abate, console
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
CALM
Synonyms:
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#390 | still | |
#1457 | cool | |
#1955 | root | |
#3576 | collected | |
#3880 | smooth | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#4819 | ease | |
#6541 | composed | |
#6644 | silence | |
#6781 | relax | |
#7181 | steady | |
#7387 | calm | |
#8623 | settle | |
#8633 | peaceful | |
#10615 | relaxed | |
#11889 | squid | |
#13471 | serenity | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#15967 | serena | |
#16080 | compose | |
#16663 | brace | |
#19215 | temper | |
#19241 | hush | |
#23200 | mellow | |
#23290 | tranquil | |
#23728 | stabilize | |
#23823 | serene | |
#25215 | calming | |
#25711 | tranquility | |
#26166 | placid | |
#27968 | truce | |
#33091 | soothe | |
#34565 | undisturbed | |
#35060 | reassure | |
#38525 | tranquillity | |
#44222 | lull | |
#44813 | appease | |
#46334 | composure | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#59404 | defuse | |
#59580 | calmness | |
#64443 | stabilise | |
#66494 | allay | |
#68540 | quietness | |
#73655 | sedate | |
#82231 | equanimity | |
#82562 | dispassionate | |
#83537 | placate | |
#89527 | assuage | |
#89650 | pacify | |
#111695 | pacification | |
#155572 | unruffled | |
#211186 | imperturbable | |
#243815 | quieten | |
#308234 | quiesce |
How to use calm in a sentence?
The pressure of just wanting it to be so great and it’s such a new place to be. After everything I've done trying to kind of sum it up, you know what I mean? Boil it down, it was a lot and everything went wrong building up to it as always… When you have so much experience in it, you just remain calm because you know it's gonna work out. It has to. Some version of it will work out.
When Miriam is having a tantrum we do this nuzzle command, and he literally has gotten her out of a tantrums, and he’s actually helped her stay calm and makes transitions better- getting her to go to bed, getting her to leave a store, he’s just eased it all.
Because of that injury, there can be a miscommunication between the brain and bladder—the bladder has a mind of its own, and instead of staying nice and calm until [it's full], your bladder has involuntary spasms throughout the day.
NG is always very reserved, very calm and very timid, except when he is playing cards.
She just knows what she's saying, she's not afraid to show it, she says it in a calm manner. And she's polite about things.
Translations for calm
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- هادي, هدوءArabic
- aliqaAymara
- тынысBashkir
- затишие, усмирявам, спокоен, тишина, спокойствие, мирен, успокоявам, стихвам, покой, успокоявам се, тих, безветриеBulgarian
- calm, calmar, calmaCatalan, Valencian
- klid, uklidnit, klidnýCzech
- stille, ro, rolig, blive stille, stilhed, blive rolig, berolige, vindstilleDanish
- Ruhe, beruhigen, ruhig, ruhig stellen, windstill, StilleGerman
- ηρεμώ, γαλήνιος, ηρεμία, γαλήνη, ήρεμοςGreek
- serena, trankvilaEsperanto
- calma, calmado, calmo, sosiegoSpanish
- آرام, ساکتPersian
- rauhallinen, tyyni, tyyneys, levollisuus, tyyntyä, pläkä, rauhallisuus, tyynnyttää, tyven, rauhoittua, rauhoittaa, levollinenFinnish
- tranquille, calmeFrench
- suaimhneach, fèathScottish Gaelic
- calmarGalician
- שלווה, רגוע, הרגיע, נרגע, רוגע, שלווHebrew
- csendes, megnyugszik, megnyugtat, nyugodt, lecsendesít, lecsendesülHungarian
- հանգիստ, հանգստություն, խաղաղությունArmenian
- tenangIndonesian
- kalmigar, kalmeskarIdo
- calmaItalian
- 平穏, 無風, 平静, 穏やか, 平安, 静か, 泰平Japanese
- 고요한Korean
- cessabitLatin
- rouegLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ramusLithuanian
- rāmsLatvian
- rahopē, mauritauMāori
- fredelig, roe, vindstille, rolig, beroligeNorwegian
- afkoelen, kalmeren, rust, kalm, windstilte, vredig, sereniteit, gerust stellen, rustigDutch
- roleg, roe, fredelegNorwegian Nynorsk
- roe segNorwegian
- spokój, uspokajać się, uspokajać, spokojny, uspokoić się, uspokoić, opanowanyPolish
- tranquilo, calmaria, sossegado, tranquilidade, calma, acalmar, calmo, sossegoPortuguese
- liniștit, calma, liniște, liniști, calmRomanian
- покой, спокойный, успокаиваться, успокаивать, тихий, штиль, затишье, безветрие, тишина, спокойствие, успокоиться, успокоитьRussian
- lugn, vindstilla, stilla, lugna, stiltje, stillhet, bleke, ro, rofylldSwedish
- sakinTurkish
- калимTatar
- پرسکونUrdu
- רויקYiddish
- 冷静Chinese
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