Synonyms|161Antonyms|47|Broader|0Narrower|0Related|0
1
calm(verb, quiet, cool, fall, ease)
1
cease(verb, calm, quiet, cool, settle)
1
chill out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, quiet)
1
clip(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
close(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
console(verb, calm, quiet, help, cool)
1
contract(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
cool(verb, calm, quiet, ease, moderate)
1
cool off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, quiet)
1
cool out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, ease)
1
crop(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
curtail(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
cut(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
1
de-escalate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
decline(verb, reduce, ease, diminish, lower)
1
degrade(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
dilute(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
diminish(verb, calm, quiet, decline, reduce)
1
downsize(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
15 years ago|483 views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2011). take the sting out thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/take_the_sting_out/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2011. "take the sting out thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/take_the_sting_out/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2011, take the sting out thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/take_the_sting_out/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "take the sting out thesaurus" 24 May 2011. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/take_the_sting_out/thesaurus/synonyms>