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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to becalm, such as: allay, compose, lull, pacify, placate, and quiet.
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This ceiling-high fabrication may not directly address the show’s theme, but for anyone becalmed during the past 18 months, humanity’s assault on nature was an apt subject for contemplation.
IN THE GALLERIES: SEQUENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHS CREATES A GRAPHIC CONTINUITYMARK JENKINSAUGUST 27, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThen that Monday, with their nerves becalmed and their emotions moved, they drove back toward Texas.
SARAH FULLER MADE HISTORY. HER PARENTS UNDERSTAND WHY HER MOMENT MATTERS.CHUCK CULPEPPERDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POSTI am making a sail according to your lordship's plan, to becalm the hull of the ship, but want sailcloth for completing it.
THE LIFE OF THOMAS, LORD COCHRANE, TENTH EARL OF DUNDONALD, VOL. IITHOMAS LORD COCHRANEShips are generally obliged to be towed into the harbor, in consequence of the high points which tower high, and becalm them.
TORREY'S NARRATIVEWILLIAM TORREYAn imprisoned man who asks for an Italian book to becalm his fever may be safely presumed to know that language.
FRAY LUIS DE LENJAMES FITZMAURICE-KELLYOne sail is also said to becalm another when the wind is aft.
PRACTICAL BOAT-SAILINGDOUGLAS FRAZARBecalm, and henceforth think that the peril is mine, not yours.
THE MEMOIRES OF CASANOVA, COMPLETEJACQUES CASANOVA DE SEINGALTWORDS RELATED TO BECALM
- adjust
- allay
- appease
- arrange
- assuage
- balm
- becalm
- check
- collect
- comfort
- console
- contain
- control
- cool
- ease
- ease up
- hold in
- lessen
- let up
- lull
- mitigate
- moderate
- modulate
- pacify
- placate
- quell
- quiet
- re-collect
- reconcile
- regulate
- rein
- relax
- repress
- resolve
- restrain
- settle
- simmer down
- slacken
- smother
- soften
- solace
- soothe
- still
- suppress
- temper
- tranquilize
- tune down
- abate
- allay
- balm
- becalm
- cease
- chill out
- compose
- cool
- cool off
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- dwindle
- ebb
- fall
- hush
- lay back
- let up
- lullaby
- moderate
- pacify
- put a lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- settle
- slacken
- soft pedal
- soothe
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- subside
- take it easy
- take the edge
- take the sting out
- temper
- tranquilize
- wane
- abated
- allayed
- balmed
- becalmed
- ceased
- chilled out
- composed
- cooled
- cooled off
- decreased
- died down
- diminished
- dwindled
- ebbed
- fell
- hushed
- lay back
- let up
- lullabied
- moderated
- pacified
- put a lid on
- qualified
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- quieted
- settled
- slackened
- soft-pedaled
- soothed
- stilled
- stroked
- subdued
- subsided
- tempered
- took it easy
- took the edge
- took the sting out
- tranquilized
- waned
- allay
- ameliorate
- appease
- assuage
- becalm
- button one's lip
- calm down
- can it
- choke
- clam up
- compose
- console
- cool it
- cool out
- dummy up
- fix up
- gag
- gratify
- hold it down
- hush
- ice
- inactivate
- lull
- moderate
- mollify
- muffle
- muzzle
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- please
- quieten
- reconcile
- relax
- satisfy
- settle
- shush
- shut up
- silence
- slack
- smooth
- soft pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- squash
- squelch
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- take the bite out of
- tranquilize
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.