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- Thesaurus|362
- Abbreviations|0
88 entries under moderate topic. ×
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, control) | |
| subdue(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet) | |
| play down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, show) | |
| soften(verb, calm, control, cool, restrain) | |
| hush(verb, calm, dull, quiet, cool) | |
| mitigate(verb, calm, control, quiet, decline) | |
| quiet(verb, calm, control, dull, cool) | |
| silence(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| dampen(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| palliate(verb, calm, cool, restrain, play) | |
| ease(verb, calm, decline, reduce, cool) | |
| gag(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| lessen(verb, calm, control, decline, reduce) | |
| muzzle(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| still(verb, calm, dull, quiet, cool) | |
| temper(verb, calm, control, quiet, cool) | |
| allay(verb, calm, control, quiet, cool) | |
| assuage(verb, calm, control, quiet, cool) | |
| becalm(verb, calm, quiet, cool, settle) | |
| calm(verb, control, dull, quiet, cool) |
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