I want a massage. I need to relax.
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Relax
//ɹɪˈlæks//
Synonyms for "relax" (227 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (68)
decreasedelaydelightdetaindiffusediminishdiscountdisjoindispersedisregarddivertdraw reindrown careeaseease offease upenlivenentertainexhilaratefeel at home
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feel easyfluffforbearforgivefracturefracture onefreegentleget organizedgivegive quartergive waygranthang outhave a ballhave funhave mercy uponhave pityhold backhold in checkhold upidleimpedekeep backkillkill timekneadknock deadlaugh it uplaxlaxatelessenlet downlet golet uplet up onlift temporarilylimberlimber uplive it uplollloose
Related words (113)
Verb(14 words)
loosen uplose groundlose momentumlose speedmakemake allowance formashmassagemellowmeltmildenmitigatemoderatemodifymodulatemollifynapobstructpardonplump
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provide forpulpquiet downraise a laughraise a smilerecreatereducereefrefreshregalereinrein inrelax the conditionreleaserelentrelieveremitreposereprieveretardscatterset asideset backsettleshake upsimmer downslack offslack upslackenslakeslaysleepslowslow downslow upsmashsober downsoftensoften upsolacesparesquashstand easystaystoopsubduesubmitsuppletake account oftake in sailtake into accounttake into considerationtake it easytake pity ontake with a grain of salttempertenderizethawthrottlethrottle downtickletitillatetone downtune downunbendunbraceunglueunlaxunleashunstickunstrainunstringuntightenunwindwaiveweakenwhile away the timewowyield
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
15 entrieshas first_subevent
11 entrieshas last_subevent
3 entrieshas prerequisite
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
has subevent
16 entriesmanner of
5 entriesmotivated by_goal
16 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
185 translations across 38 languages.
Akkadian
1 entries- napāšum verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Arabic
4 entries- اِسْتَرْخَى verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- اِسْتَرْخَى verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- طْلق verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- هِدي verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
Armenian
1 entries- հանգստանալ verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- dincəlmək verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- istirahət etmək verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
Belarusian
2 entries- рассла́біцца verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- расслабля́цца verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
Bulgarian
4 entries- отпускам verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
- отпускам verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- отпускам се verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
- разпускам verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
Catalan
4 entries- afluixar verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- afluixar verb ((transitive) to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient)
- afluixar-se verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- relaxar verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 放鬆 /放松 verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- 放鬆下來 /放松下来 verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- 緩和 /缓和 verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- 緩和 /缓和 verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
Czech
2 entries- uvolnit verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- uvolnit verb ((transitive) to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient)
Danish
2 entries- falde til ro verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- slappe af verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Dutch
4 entries- losmaken verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- ontspannen verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
- ontspannen verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- ontspannen verb ((transitive) to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient)
Esperanto
2 entries- malstreĉiĝi verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- senstreĉiĝi verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
Finnish
4 entries- höllentyä verb ((intransitive) to become more lenient)
- höllentää verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- höllentää verb ((transitive) to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient)
- hölletä verb ((intransitive) to become more lenient)
French
4 entries- relâcher verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- se détendre verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- se détendre verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
- se relaxer verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Galician
2 entries- relaxar verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- relaxarse verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Georgian
1 entries- ისვენებს verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
German
4 entries- entspannen verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- entspannen verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
- entspannen verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- entspannen verb ((transitive) to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient)
Greek
1 entries- χαλαρώνω verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Hungarian
2 entries- kikapcsolódik verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- kipiheni magát verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Ido
2 entries- laxeskar verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- laxigar verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
Irish
1 entries- lig do scíth verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Italian
3 entries- rilassare verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
- rilassarsi verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- riposarsi verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Japanese
4 entries- くつろがせる verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- くつろぐ verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- ほっとする verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
- リラックスする verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
Korean
2 entries- 늦추다 verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- 편안히 하다 verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
Latin
2 entries- relaxō verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- relaxō verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
Māori
4 entries- whakakorokoro verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- whakangoru verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- whakanā verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
- whakatakupe verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
Norwegian
1 entries- slappe av verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
Polish
4 entries- odprężać się verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- odprężyć się verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- poluzować verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- poluzować verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
Portuguese
4 entries- afrouxar verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- afrouxar verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- relaxar verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
- relaxar verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
Romanian
4 entries- desface verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- destinde verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- relaxa verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- relaxa verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
Russian
4 entries- осла́бить verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- ослабля́ть verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- распуска́ть verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- распуска́ться verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
Spanish
4 entries- aflojar verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- estar de relax verb ((transitive) to relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress)
- relajar verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- relajar verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
Swedish
3 entries- koppla av verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- slappna av verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- slappna av verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
Telugu
1 entries- సడలించు verb ((transitive) to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient)
Thai
3 entries- ผ่อนคลาย verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- ลดหย่อน verb ((transitive) to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient)
- หย่อน verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
Ukrainian
4 entries- послабля́ти verb ((transitive) to make something less severe or tense)
- розсла́битися verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- розсла́битися verb ((intransitive) to rest and become relieved of stress)
- розслабля́тися verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
Walloon
3 entries- distinkyî verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- laispi verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- låtchî verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
Welsh
3 entries- llacio verb ((transitive) to make something loose)
- ymlacio verb ((intransitive) to become loose)
- ymlacio verb ((intransitive) to become less severe or tense)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Relax, and above all, don't panic.
Source: tatoeba (20368)
Hopefully you can rest and relax on the flight home.
Source: tatoeba (20445)
Drawing is a lot of fun; it helps me to relax.
Source: tatoeba (22069)
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