lulling - 18 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | lull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, ease off |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, balm, cease, chill out*, compose, cool*, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, hush, let up, lullaby, moderate, pacify, qualify, quell, quiet, settle, slacken, soft-pedal*, soothe, still, stroke, subdue, subside, temper, tranquilize, wane, becalm, cool off, die down, lay back, put a lid on, quiet down, take it easy, take the edge, take the sting out |
| Antonyms: | energize, excite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appeasement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | satisfaction; pacification |
| Synonyms: | abatement, accommodation, adjustment, amends, compromise, concession, grant, lessening, mitigation, moderation, peace offering, reconciliation, reparation, restoration, settlement, softening, solace, soothing, acceding, alleviation, assuagement, blunting, conciliation, easing, lulling, mollification, placation, propitiation, quelling, quenching, quieting, tranquilization |
| Antonyms: | aggravation, annoyance, irritation, provocation, resistance |
| Main Entry: | dreamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illusory, romantic |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, astral, calming, chimerical, daydreaming, excellent, fanciful, fantastic, gentle, idealistic, imaginary, immaterial, impractical, intangible, introspective, marvelous, misty, musing, mythical, nightmarish, otherworldly, out of this world, pensive, preoccupied, quixotic, shadowy, soothing, speculative, unreal, unsubstantial, utopian, vague, visionary, whimsical, introvertive, lulling, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, relaxing |
| Antonyms: | horrible, terrible, unromantic |
| Main Entry: | drowsy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sleepy |
| Synonyms: | comatose, dazed, dreamy, drugged, heavy, indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, lethargic, restful, sluggish, somnolent, soothing, soporific, tired, torpid, dopy, dozing, dozy, half asleep, lulling, napping, nodding, out of it, slumberous, snoozy |
| Antonyms: | alert, awake, lively, energized |
| Main Entry: | appease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | satisfy, pacify |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, assuage, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, content, diminish, do*, ease, gratify, lessen, lull, meet halfway, mitigate, mollify, placate, propitiate, quell, quench, quiet, serve, soften, soothe, subdue, sweeten, tranquilize, be enough, make matters up, patch things up |
| Antonyms: | aggravate, annoy, incite, irritate, provoke, tease |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assuage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | soothe, relieve |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, conciliate, cool*, ease, fill, lessen, lighten, lull, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, quench, quiet, sate, satisfy, soften, still, surfeit, sweeten, temper, tranquilize, make nice, pour oil on, take the edge off, take the sting out |
| Antonyms: | exacerbate, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | calm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make composed, quiet |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, compose, cool, hush, lull, mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, quiet, relax, relieve, sedate, settle, soft-pedal*, soothe, steady, still, stroke, tranquilize, becalm, cool it, cool out, lay back, quieten, simmer down, take it easy, take the edge off |
| Antonyms: | agitate, anger, disquiet, distract, excite, inflame, irritate, outrage, rouse, ruffle, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, bring under control |
| Synonyms: | adjust, allay, appease, arrange, assuage, balm, check, collect, comfort, console, contain, control, cool, ease, lessen, let up, lull, mitigate, moderate, modulate, pacify, placate, quell, quiet, reconcile, regulate, rein, relax, repress, resolve, restrain, settle, slacken, smother, soften, solace, soothe, still, suppress, temper, tranquilize, becalm, ease up, hold in, re-collect, simmer down, tune down |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' |
| Antonyms: | agitate, anger, arouse, distress, excite, upset |
| Main Entry: | cradle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in arms; nurture |
| Synonyms: | lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over |
| Main Entry: | mollify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pacify, soothe |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, cushion, decrease, diminish, ease, fix up, lessen, lighten, lull, mellow, mitigate, moderate, modify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quell, quiet, reduce, relieve, soften, sweeten, temper, tranquilize, dulcify, patch things up, take sting out |
| Antonyms: | agitate, depress, exasperate, harass, incite, provoke, trouble, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | pacify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make peaceful; appease |
| Synonyms: | allay, ameliorate, assuage, bury the hatchet*, butter up*, calm, chasten, compose, con, conciliate, cool, fix up, grease*, lull, mitigate, moderate, mollify, placate, propitiate, qualify, quell, quiet, relieve, repress, silence, soft-pedal*, soften, soothe, square, still, stroke, subdue, sweeten*, tame, temper, tranquilize, dulcify, kiss and make up, lay back, make peace, pacificate, put the lid on, smooth over, take the edge off |
| Antonyms: | agitate, incite, irritate, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quiet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make silent, calm |
| Synonyms: | allay, ameliorate, appease, assuage, becalm, button one's lip, calm down, can it, choke, clam up, compose, console, cool it, cool out, dummy up, fix up, gag, gratify, hold it down, hush, ice*, inactivate, lull, moderate, mollify, muffle, muzzle, pacify, palliate, patch things up, please, quieten, reconcile, relax, satisfy, settle, shush, shut up, silence, slack, smooth, soft-pedal*, soften, soothe, square, squash, squelch, still, stroke, subdue, take the bite out of, tranquilize |
| Antonyms: | turn up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | settle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, relieve |
| Synonyms: | allay, assure, compose, lull, pacify, quell, quiet, reassure, relax, sedate, soothe, still, tranquilize, becalm, quieten |
| Antonyms: | confuse, trouble, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | silence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or be quiet |
| Synonyms: | choke off*, clam, clam up, close up, cool it, cut off, cut short, dampen, deaden, decrease the volume, dry up*, dull, dumb, dummy up, extinguish, gag, hold one's tongue, hush, hush one's mouth, hush-hush*, keep it down, lull, muffle, mute, muzzle, overawe, pipe down, quash, quell, quiet, quiet down, quieten, say nothing, shush, shut up, sit on*, soft-pedal*, squelch, stifle, still, strike dumb, subdue, suppress, tongue-tie |
| Antonyms: | be noisy, communicate, talk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | soothe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, ease |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, butter up*, calm down, cheer, compose, console, cool, help, hush, lighten, lull, make up, mitigate, mollify, pacify, quiet, relieve, settle, soften, square, still, stroke, subdue, tranquilize, unburden, becalm, cool off, dulcify, make nice, patch things up, play up to, pour oil on, quieten, smooth down, take the edge off, take the sting out, untrouble |
| Antonyms: | agitate, distress, upset, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | still |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make quiet, motionless, calm |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, arrest, balm, calm, choke, compose, fix, gag, hush, lull, muffle, muzzle, pacify, quiet, settle, shut down, shut up, silence, slack, smooth, soothe, squash, squelch, stall, stop, subdue, tranquilize, becalm, decrease volume, quieten, shush, smooth over |
| Antonyms: | agitate, disturb, irritate, move |
| Main Entry: | subside |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die down; decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, collapse, decline, descend, diminish, drop, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, let up, lower, lull, melt, moderate, peter out*, recede, settle, sink, slacken, taper, wane, cave in, de-escalate, die away, ease off, level off, quieten |
| Antonyms: | grow, increase, rise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tranquilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make calm, quiet |
| Synonyms: | balm, calm, calm down, compose, hush, lull, pacify, put at rest, quell, quiet, quieten, relax, sedate, settle one's nerves, soothe, still, subdue, unruffle |
| Antonyms: | aggravate, agitate, incite, stir up, upset |
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