calming

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adjective

That calms; soothing, relaxing

Similar
calmativeappeasement
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Meanings

adjectivecalming (comparative more calming, superlative most calming)

comparative more calming · superlative most calming

  1. That calms; soothing, relaxing

    Synonyms: calmative

nouncalming (plural calmings)

plural calmings

  1. The act of making something calmer or an instance of something becoming calmer.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of calm

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat calms; soothing, relaxing

Similar
calmative

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

Similar
appeasement
Broader
social control
Also see
appeasatoryappeasementdefusal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

calming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calming

MLA

“calming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calming.

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