Antonyms for taking easy
Grammar : Adj, verb |
- abstain
- achieve
- activate
- active
- advance
- aggravate
- agitate
- amplify
- anger
- arouse
- be active
- be busy
- careless
- carry out
- certain
- continue
- decline
- decrease
- develop
- diminish
- dislike
- disquiet
- distract
- disturb
- do
- energize
- enhance
- enlarge
- excite
- expand
- extend
- face
- fail
- foolish
- forward
- grow
- hasty
- hate
- heedless
- hurry
- hustle
- imprudent
- inattentive
- incautious
- incite
- increase
- indiscreet
- inflame
- intensify
- irritate
- labor
- lack
- languish
- leave
- lose
- magnify
- meet
- move
- need
- negligent
- outrage
- prepare
- prolong
- provoke
- raise
- rash
- ready
- reckless
- refrain
- revive
- rise
- rouse
- ruffle
- run
- rush
- shrink
- stand
- start
- straighten
- stunt
- sure
- tangle
- tense
- thoughtless
- trouble
- twist
- uncareful
- unguarded
- unobservant
- unwise
- upset
- walk
- want
- win
- wind
- work hard
- worry
- worsen
Definition of taking easy
- As in resting : adj taking rest
- As in cautious : adj careful, guarded
- As in kick back : verb relax
- As in abate : verb lessen, grow or cause to grow less
- As in loaf : verb be idle, lazy
- As in lounge : verb lie about, waste time
- As in lull : verb calm, ease off
- As in luxuriate : verb indulge, prosper
- As in mosey : verb saunter
- As in relax : verb be or feel at ease
- As in repose : verb relax; recline
- As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
- As in unwind : verb relax
- As in calm down : verb compose oneself
- As in calm : verb make composed, quiet
- As in laze : verb idle
- As in goof off : verb avoid work
Synonyms for taking easy
- abate
- abound
- alert
- all ears
- allay
- alleviate
- amble
- appease
- asleep
- assuage
- at ease
- at rest
- balm
- bask
- be at ease
- be comfortable
- be in clover
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be slothful
- be unoccupied
- becalm
- bloom
- breathe
- breathe easy
- bum
- bum around
- burgeon
- cagey
- calculating
- calm
- calm down
- catch one's breath
- cease
- chary
- chill out
- circumspect
- coast
- collect oneself
- comfortable
- compose
- compose oneself
- considerate
- control oneself
- cool
- cool down
- cool it
- cool off
- cool out
- crashed
- dally
- dawdle
- decline
- decrease
- delight
- deposit
- diddle
- die down
- dilly-dally
- dillydally
- diminish
- discreet
- dog it
- doodle
- doze
- dozing
- drag one's feet
- dream
- dreaming
- drift
- drowse
- drowsing
- dull
- dwindle
- ease off
- ease up
- eat up
- ebb
- enjoy
- evade
- fall
- feast
- featherbed
- feel at home
- fiddle around
- flourish
- fluff off
- fool around
- forethoughtful
- fritter away
- get hold of oneself
- gingerly
- go easy
- go with the flow
- goldbrick
- goof off
- grow
- hang around
- hang easy
- hang loose
- hang out
- hedging one's bets
- heedful
- horse around
- hush
- idle
- increase
- judicious
- keep cool
- keeping on one's toes
- kill time
- knock around
- knock off
- lay back
- lay down
- laze
- lean
- leery
- let down
- let go
- let it all hang out
- let oneself go
- let up
- lie
- lie by
- lie down
- lie still
- linger
- live extravagantly
- live high on hog
- live in luxury
- live it up
- loaf
- loiter
- loll
- lollygag
- loosen up
- lounge
- lounge around
- lounging
- love
- lull
- lullaby
- lying down
- make oneself at home
- malinger
- meander
- mellow out
- mess around
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- monkey around
- mope
- move slowly
- nap
- napping
- nod
- not lift a finger
- on the lookout
- overdo
- pacify
- pass time
- piddle
- placate
- place
- playing it cool
- playing safe
- politic
- provident
- prudent
- pussyfoot
- put a lid on
- put feet up
- put one's feet up
- putz around
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- ramble
- recede
- recessing
- recline
- reclining
- reduce
- refresh oneself
- regain one's composure
- relax
- relaxing
- relieve
- relish
- repose
- reposing
- rest
- restrain oneself
- revel
- riot
- roll
- rollick
- safe
- saunter
- screw off
- sedate
- settle
- settle back
- settle down
- shirk
- shrewd
- simmer down
- sit around
- sit back
- sit down
- slack
- slack off
- slacken
- slant
- sleep
- sleeping
- slow
- slow down
- slumber
- snooze
- snoozing
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- spell
- sprawl
- stall
- stand around
- steady
- still
- stop work
- stretch
- stretch out
- stretched out
- stroke
- stroll
- stroll along
- subdue
- subside
- take a break
- take a breather
- take a load off
- take a nap
- take a stroll
- take five
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take one's time
- take ten
- take the edge
- take the edge off
- take the sting out
- take time out
- taking a break
- taking it easy
- taking it slow
- taper
- taper off
- temper
- tentative
- thinking twice
- thrive
- tilt
- traipse
- tranquilize
- trifle
- twiddle thumbs
- unbend
- unlax
- unwind
- unwinding
- vegetate
- vigilant
- walk slowly
- walking on eggs
- wallow
- wane
- wanton
- wary
- waste time
- watchful
- watching one's step
- watching out
- while away hours
- wind down
- with one's eyes peeled
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