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Synonyms for relax
rɪˈlæksre·lax
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Princeton's WordNet
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, unstrainrelax, unbendverb
make less taut
"relax the tension on the rope"
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decompress, loosen, slack, unlax, unwind, loose, loosen up, slacken, unbend, unstrain, make relaxed, straighten, slow down, slack uploosen, relax, looseverb
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
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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, slackenrelax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxedverb
cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me"
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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, unstrainrelax, 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, unstrainrelax, loosenverb
make less severe or strict
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
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untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainrelax, loosenverb
become less severe or strict
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
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untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainslack, 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
Editors Contribution
stand at ease
to stand at normal.
parade stand at ease.
Submitted by shivakaramdani97 on June 24, 2019unfist
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 Synonymes
relaxverb
relaxverb
Synonyms:
weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, unbrace, prostraterelaxverb
relaxverb
relaxverb
Synonyms:
become laxrelaxverb
Synonyms:
recreate, unbend, take recreation
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #42 | free | |
| #621 | easy | |
| #625 | release | |
| #1547 | rest | |
| #2901 | slow | |
| #4205 | quiet | |
| #4819 | ease | |
| #5227 | loose | |
| #5701 | restore | |
| #6781 | relax | |
| #7387 | calm | |
| #8719 | undo | |
| #9833 | refresh | |
| #10615 | relaxed | |
| #10793 | chill | |
| #13778 | relieve | |
| #17420 | tease | |
| #17781 | slack | |
| #18285 | mitigate | |
| #24731 | remit | |
| #25712 | unwind | |
| #26034 | divert | |
| #26041 | recreate | |
| #29071 | unleash | |
| #29528 | loosen | |
| #30385 | soften | |
| #32067 | straighten | |
| #34071 | retard | |
| #35984 | liberate | |
| #38211 | repose | |
| #40873 | abate | |
| #59637 | decompress | |
| #75028 | uncompress | |
| #79672 | invigorate | |
| #80044 | untie | |
| #92639 | liberalize | |
| #92682 | unroll | |
| #97520 | disentangle | |
| #109022 | relent | |
| #131669 | decelerate | |
| #141749 | slake | |
| #154483 | slacken |
How to use relax in a sentence?
If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they do n’t understand — that does n’t help them relax and think.
I think it's nice when you hear the crowd because it kind of reminds you to take a breath and relax, i'm not saying that's why I got a hit. But when you hear the crowd, it kind of hits you to understand the moment and pinpoint on your objective, which is to put a good( at bat) together.
If someone is traveling in a location that has a zoo or another museum, etc. then why not open their eyes to it ? Sometimes travelers just need a down day or relax, play at the park or do something easy going like a museum or perhaps adding a water park day to break it up. i see families very interested in nature, including animals.
The main advantage is that there is direct support on the mid-cervical spine with these pillows, which allows less pressure on the cervical facets in the mid spine. The airline seats force one’s head into a bit of flexion not allowing the cervical spinal musculature [ basically all muscles running along the spine ] the ability to completely relax.
It helps me relax myself and get really strong.
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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