Antonyms for relax
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-laks |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈlæks |
Definition of relax
Origin :- late 14c., "to make (something) less compact or dense," from Old French relaschier "set free; soften; reduce" (14c.), from Latin relaxare "relax, loosen, open, stretch out, widen again; make loose," from re- "back" (see re-) + laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Of persons, "to become less formal," from 1837. Meaning "decrease tension" is from early 15c.; intransitive sense of "to become less tense" is recorded from 1935. Related: Relaxed; relaxing.
- verb be or feel at ease
- verb diminish, lessen
- There was a clutch on her throat just then, which would not relax at the call of her will.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Whatever others might do he must not allow himself to relax so much.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- It has however served to weaken her prepossessions, and relax the chains of her attachment.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- He had told us to relax—but to do anything else would have been impossible.
- Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
- Alone in the control compartment, he tried to relax, but it was not possible.
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- Her struggles were grown so frantic that I was forced to relax my grip.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- John Slaughter allowed his tight lips to relax in a grim smile.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
- Compress and relax the skin repeatedly while immersed in both these baths.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- The birdlike features which had begun to relax hardened once more.
- Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
- A wisp of her hair caressed his right ear, but somehow did not relax his temper.
- Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
Synonyms for relax
- abate
- breathe easy
- calm
- calm down
- collect oneself
- compose oneself
- cool off
- ease
- ease off
- ebb
- feel at home
- hang loose
- knock off
- lax
- laze
- let oneself go
- let up
- lie down
- loose
- loosen
- loosen up
- lose speed
- lower
- make oneself at home
- mitigate
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- put one's feet up
- recline
- reduce
- relieve
- remit
- repose
- rest
- settle back
- simmer down
- sit around
- sit back
- slack
- slacken
- slow
- slow down
- soften
- stop work
- take a break
- take a breather
- take it easy
- take one's time
- take ten
- take time out
- tranquilize
- unbend
- unlax
- untighten
- unwind
- weaken
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