Meanings
verbcalm down (third-person singular simple present calms down, present participle calming down, simple past and past participle calmed down)
present singular third person calms down · participle present calming down · participle past calmed down · past calmed down
- transitiveTo cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.
Synonyms: chill out, relax, hose down, cool one's jets, slow one's roll
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.
to become less excited
More synonyms by meaning
verbbecome quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Broader
change stateturn
verbmake calm or still
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic أَهْدَأَ, هَدَّأَ
- أَهْدَأَ (ʔahdaʔa)To become less excited
- هَدَّأَ (haddaʔa)To become less excited
- أَهْدَأَ (ʔahdaʔa)To cause to become less excited
- هَدَّأَ (haddaʔa)To cause to become less excited
Basque lasaitu
- lasaituTo become less excited
Catalan calmar-se, tranquil·litzar-se
- calmar-seTo become less excited
- tranquil·litzar-seTo become less excited
- asserenar-seTo become less excited
- asserenarTo cause to become less excited
- calmarTo cause to become less excited
- tranquil·litzarTo cause to become less excited
Chinese Mandarin 冷靜下來 /冷静下来, 平靜下來 /平静下来
- 冷靜下來 /冷静下来 (lěngjìng xiàlai)To become less excited
- 平靜下來 /平静下来 (píngjìng xiàlai)To become less excited
- 使平靜 /使平静 (shǐ píngjìng)To cause to become less excited
- 使冷靜 /使冷静 (shǐ lěngjìng)To cause to become less excited
Danish berolige
- beroligeTo cause to become less excited
Dutch bedaren
- bedarenTo become less excited
Esperanto trankviliĝi
- trankviliĝiTo become less excited
Finnish rauhoittua, tyyntyä
- rauhoittuaTo become less excited
- tyyntyäTo become less excited
- rauhoittaaTo cause to become less excited
- tyynnytelläTo cause to become less excited
French se calmer, s'apaiser
- se calmerTo become less excited
- s'apaiserTo become less excited
- calmerTo cause to become less excited
- tranquilliserTo cause to become less excited
- apaiserTo cause to become less excited
German sich beruhigen, beruhigen
- sich beruhigenTo become less excited
- beruhigenTo cause to become less excited
Hebrew נרגע, הִרְגִּיעַ
- נרגע (nirgá)To become less excited
- הִרְגִּיעַ (hirgía)To cause to become less excited
Hungarian megnyugszik, lecsillapodik
- megnyugszikTo become less excited
- lecsillapodikTo become less excited
- megnyugtatTo cause to become less excited
- lecsillapítTo cause to become less excited
Italian calmarsi, tranquillizzarsi
- calmarsiTo become less excited
- tranquillizzarsiTo become less excited
- tranquillarsiTo become less excited
- calmareTo cause to become less excited
- tranquillizzareTo cause to become less excited
Japanese 落ち着く, 落ち着かせる
- 落ち着く (ochitsuku)To become less excited
- 落ち着かせる (ochitsukaseru)To cause to become less excited
Latin mītēscō, mītēscō
- mītēscōTo become less excited
- mītēscōTo cause to become less excited
Māori whakamahuru, whakamahuru
- whakamahuruTo become less excited
- whakamahuruTo cause to become less excited
Polish uspokajać się, uspokoić się
- uspokajać sięTo become less excited
- uspokoić sięTo become less excited
- uspokajaćTo cause to become less excited
- uspokoićTo cause to become less excited
Portuguese acalmar-se, acalmar
- acalmar-seTo become less excited
- acalmarTo cause to become less excited
Romanian astâmpăra
- astâmpăraTo become less excited
Russian успока́иваться, успоко́иться
- успока́иваться (uspokáivatʹsja)To become less excited
- успоко́иться (uspokóitʹsja)To become less excited
- унима́ться (unimátʹsja)To become less excited
- уня́ться (unjátʹsja)To become less excited
- успока́ивать (uspokáivatʹ)To cause to become less excited
- успоко́ить (uspokóitʹ)To cause to become less excited
- умиротворя́ть (umirotvorjátʹ)To cause to become less excited
- умиротвори́ть (umirotvorítʹ)To cause to become less excited
Spanish calmarse, calmar
- calmarseTo become less excited
- calmarTo cause to become less excited
- acalmarTo cause to become less excited
Swedish lugna ner sig, chilla
- lugna ner sigTo become less excited
- chillaTo become less excited
- lugna nerTo cause to become less excited
Turkish sakinleşmek, sakinleştirmek
- sakinleşmekTo become less excited
- sakinleştirmekTo cause to become less excited
Ukrainian заспоко́юватися, заспоко́їтися
- заспоко́юватися (zaspokójuvatysja)To become less excited
- заспоко́їтися (zaspokójitysja)To become less excited
- заспоко́ювати (zaspokójuvaty)To cause to become less excited
- заспоко́їти (zaspokójity)To cause to become less excited
Cite this entry
APA
calm down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calm%20down
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“calm down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calm%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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