adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of making something calmer or an instance of something becoming calmer.
2. 2
   the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of calm form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That calms; soothing, relaxing

Synonyms

All synonyms

abatementallayingallaymentalleviationanger managementappeasement

Antonyms

All antonyms

excitingaggravatingagonisingalarming

Example

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"The parents succeeded in calming him down."