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relax

Verbs

• (v) 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
  decompress, unwind, loosen up, slow down, unbend,
• (v) make less taut
  • relax the tension on the rope
  unbend,
• (v) become loose or looser or less tight
  • The noose loosened
  • the rope relaxed
  loose, loosen,
• (v) cause to feel relaxed
  • A hot bath always relaxes me
  make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind, loosen up,
• (v) 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
  loosen up,
• (v) make less severe or strict
  • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
  loosen,
• (v) become less severe or strict
  • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
  loosen,
• (v) make less active or fast
  • He slackened his pace as he got tired
  • Don't relax your efforts now
  slack up, slacken, slack,

Synonyms

decompress unwind loosen up slow down unbend loose loosen make relaxed unlax unstrain slack up slacken slack

Antonyms

tense up tense stiffen strain

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