Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To become less tense or stressed and to feel calm.
Relax
/rɪˈlaks/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Lyon relaxed and decided against rushing back.
'Dead!' cried Quilp, relaxing into a grim laugh himself.
Everything relaxes all at once.
Etymology:
Borrowed from Latin relaxare, meaning loosen or slacken, composed of re-, indicating again or back, and laxare, meaning to loosen, from laxus, meaning loose.
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