Antonyms for take the sting out
| Grammar : Verb |
- aggravate
- agitate
- anger
- annoy
- arouse
- bring down
- coarsen
- continue
- deplete
- depress
- develop
- discourage
- dissatisfy
- distress
- disturb
- energize
- enlarge
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- expand
- extend
- go up
- grow
- heighten
- hurt
- incite
- increase
- intensify
- irritate
- lengthen
- magnify
- move
- prolong
- provoke
- raise
- rise
- roughen
- start
- stir
- strengthen
- stretch
- trouble
- upset
- win
- worry
- worsen
- wrinkle
Definition of take the sting out
- As in lessen : verb lower, reduce
- As in lull : verb calm, ease off
- As in assuage : verb soothe, relieve
- As in smooth : verb make peace
- As in soothe : verb calm, ease
- As in allay : verb reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
- As in alleviate : verb relieve; lessen
Synonyms for take the sting out
- abate
- abridge
- allay
- alleviate
- amputate
- appease
- assuage
- attenuate
- balm
- becalm
- become smaller
- butter up
- calm
- calm down
- cease
- cheer
- chill out
- clip
- close
- comfort
- compose
- conciliate
- console
- contract
- cool
- cool off
- cool out
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- de-escalate
- decline
- decrease
- degrade
- die down
- dilute
- diminish
- downsize
- drain
- dulcify
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- erode
- extenuate
- facilitate
- fall
- fill
- grow less
- help
- hush
- impair
- iron out
- lay back
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lull
- lullaby
- make nice
- make up
- mellow
- minify
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- narrow
- pacify
- palliate
- pat
- patch things up
- pave the way
- placate
- play up to
- pour oil on
- propitiate
- put a lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quench
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- relieve
- roll back
- sate
- satisfy
- settle
- shrink
- slack up
- slacken
- slow down
- smooth down
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- subside
- surfeit
- sweeten
- take it easy
- take the bite out
- take the edge
- take the edge off
- take the sting out
- taper
- taper off
- temper
- thin
- tranquilize
- truncate
- unburden
- untrouble
- wane
- weaken
- wind down
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