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Synonyms for relax
rɪˈlæksre·lax

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. relaxverb

    Antonyms:
    stress, excite

  2. relaxverb

    Antonyms:
    stress, excite

  3. relaxverb

    Antonyms:
    stress, excite

  4. relaxverb

    Antonyms:
    excite, stress

  5. relaxverb

    Antonyms:
    stress, excite

  6. relaxverb

    Antonyms:
    stress, excite

  7. relaxverb

    Antonyms:
    excite, stress

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. relax

    Synonyms:
    invigorate, recreate, refresh, relieve, repose, rest, restore

    Antonyms:
    exhaust, fag, fatigue, harass, jade, tire, wear out, weary

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. relax

    Synonyms:
    slacken, loosen, remit, abate, mitigate, release, unbend, relent, divert, recreate, rest, enervate, unstring

    Antonyms:
    tighten, increase, intensify, stretch, bend, brace, invigorate, redouble, grow, heighten, strengthen

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

    become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

    "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

    Synonyms:
    straighten, decompress, slow down, unbend, depressurise, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, depressurize, unlax, unroll, limber up, loosen up, slow, decelerate, unstuff, loose, slack up, wind off, slow up, uncompress, retard, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

    Antonyms:
    tense up, tense, strain

  2. relax, unbendverb

    make less taut

    "relax the tension on the rope"

    Synonyms:
    decompress, loosen, slack, unlax, unwind, loose, loosen up, slacken, unbend, unstrain, make relaxed, straighten, slow down, slack up

    Antonyms:
    tense, strain, tense up

  3. loosen, relax, looseverb

    become loose or looser or less tight

    "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

    Synonyms:
    let loose, untie, liberate, decompress, slow down, unbend, unloosen, tease, loosen, undo, loosen up, unlax, tease apart, release, free, loose, slack up, unleash, unloose, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, slacken

    Antonyms:
    tense up, tense, strain

  4. relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxedverb

    cause to feel relaxed

    "A hot bath always relaxes me"

    Synonyms:
    decompress, slow down, unbend, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, unlax, unroll, loosen up, limber up, loose, slack up, wind off, unstuff, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

    Antonyms:
    strain, tense up, tense

  5. relax, loosen upverb

    become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

    "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

    Synonyms:
    decompress, slow down, unbend, loosen, warm up, slacken, unlax, limber up, loosen up, unstuff, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

    Antonyms:
    tense, strain, tense up

  6. relax, loosenverb

    make less severe or strict

    "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

    Synonyms:
    untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

    Antonyms:
    tense up, tense, strain

  7. relax, loosenverb

    become less severe or strict

    "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

    Synonyms:
    untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

    Antonyms:
    tense up, tense, strain

  8. slack, slacken, slack up, relaxverb

    make less active or fast

    "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

    Synonyms:
    unstrain, decompress, slow down, unbend, slacken, loosen, remit, let up, unlax, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, loose, slack up, slake, slack, die away, unwind, make relaxed, slow up

    Antonyms:
    tense, tense up, strain

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stand at ease

    to stand at normal.

    parade stand at ease.

    Submitted by shivakaramdani97 on June 24, 2019  
  2. unfist

    to unclench hands which had been fisted in readiness for punching someone.

    i unfisted my hands and slapped him this time.

    Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. relaxverb

    Synonyms:
    loosen, slacken, loose

  2. relaxverb

    Synonyms:
    weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, unbrace, prostrate

  3. relaxverb

    Synonyms:
    lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, remit, mitigate

  4. relaxverb

    Synonyms:
    unbend, ease, divert, recreate, entertain, amuse

  5. relaxverb

    Synonyms:
    become lax

  6. relaxverb

    Synonyms:
    recreate, unbend, take recreation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. relaxverb

    Synonyms:
    loosen, slacken, abate, diminish, mitigate, temper

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "relax":

    unwind, chill, ease, quiet, soften, relaxed, calm, easy, liberalize

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How to use relax in a sentence?

  1. Joyce Brothers:

    No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive.

  2. Jonathan Mattingly:

    Brett Hankison was a little bit worked up, i remember looking at Brett Hankison, saying,' Brett Hankison, relax. Brett Hankison, just relax. Relax.

  3. Liu Ligang:

    But China's case is a bit different, if you look at the last six years, firms have leveraged up quite a lot, previously bank loans were at quite high interest rates. If China can relax monetary policy further, firms could have a great incentive to borrow at a lower rate, and use them to pay off high-yield debt. Merely doing so will alleviate firms' financial burdens and also the risk of default.

  4. Deanna Brooks:

    When you’re ready to relax there’s a wonderful show tub in your master bedroom.

  5. Betty White:

    I think we're losing our sense of humor instead of being able to relax and laugh at ourselves. I don't care whether it's ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, or whose ox is being gored.


Translations for relax

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  • استرخىArabic
  • relaxar, afluixarCatalan, Valencian
  • uvolnitCzech
  • slappe af, falde til roDanish
  • entspannen, lockernGerman
  • χαλαρώστεGreek
  • malstreĉiĝiEsperanto
  • reposar, relajar, aflojar, relájeseSpanish
  • löysentää, rentoutua, höllentää, relata, höllentyä, rauhoittua, hölletäFinnish
  • détendez-vous, se détendre, relâcher, détendreFrench
  • relaxarGalician
  • आराम करेंHindi
  • laxeskar, laxigarIdo
  • relaxItalian
  • תירגעHebrew
  • ほっとする, くつろぐ, くつろがせる, 落ち着かせる, 緊張を解く, 落ち着く, 緩和する, 緩める, 和らげるJapanese
  • 편하게 하다Korean
  • relaxat, relaxōLatin
  • whakatakupeMāori
  • losmaken, ontspannenDutch
  • slappe avNorwegian
  • relaxar, afrouxar, soltarPortuguese
  • relaxa, desface, destindeRomanian
  • ослаблять, ослабить, расслабляться, распускаться, смягчать, смягчить, смягчиться, расслаблять, расслабить, смягчаться, распускать, распустить, распуститься, расслабитьсяRussian
  • koppla avSwedish
  • розслабитисяUkrainian
  • 放鬆Chinese

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