Synonyms for lull
lʌllull

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1. lullnoun

   To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

   About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high 808surfer.com forum

   Synonyms:
   appease

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   calm, quiet, hush, still, tranquilize

2. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   quiet, assuagement, cessation, quiescence, subsidence

   Antonyms:
   tumult, excitement, storm, tempest

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. letup, lullnoun

   a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

   "there was never a letup in the noise"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, letup

2. lull, quietverb

   a period of calm weather

   "there was a lull in the storm"

   Synonyms:
   tranquility, placidity, repose, letup, serenity, silence, quiet, tranquillity

3. lullverb

   calm by deception

   "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

   Synonyms:
   tranquillise, calm down, calm, still, tranquillize, quieten, tranquilize, quiet

4. lull, calm downverb

   become quiet or less intensive

   "the fighting lulled for a moment"

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

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, calm, allay, pipe down, calm down, quieten

Matched Categories

1. • Calm
   • Pause

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   subside, cease, become calm

3. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness

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1. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness, subsidence

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   hush, still, quiet, tranquillize, subside, abate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "lull":

   calm, calmness, quietness, pause, truce, respite, quiet

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1. Mark Durcan:

   This production lull is occurring in a normally seasonally slower demand period.

2. Denis Diderot:

   The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Share price movement up or down takes place only 45 mins in the first and the last hour of trading session and rest of the time in between there is completely lull or virtually no significant action

4. Daniel Swain:

   Even if there is still a relative lull in the winter, it's not as deep a lull as used to be.

5. Daphne Keller:

   There was a lull, but I think the lull is over. there was pretty broad consensus that this was an emergency and you could take emergency measures and forfeit some other priorities in the name of public health.