mellow out

VERB

catch one's breath

Synonyms

WEAK

breathe ease off recuperate relax rest sit down slow down stop for a breath take a break take ten wind down

VERB

kick back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lie down recline sit back take it easy unwind

WEAK

breathe easy calm down catch one's breath chill out collect oneself compose oneself cool off feel at home hang loose loosen up make oneself at home put one's feet up rest settle back sit around take a break take a breather take a load off take ten wind down

VERB

relent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquiesce capitulate cave in come around comply ease off give in give up let go quit relax slacken soften subside

STRONG

drop ease ebb fall fold forbear melt moderate slow wane weaken yield

WEAK

be merciful change one's mind cool it cry uncle die away ease up on give quarter give some slack give way go along with go easy on have mercy have pity lay back let it happen lighten up say uncle show mercy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase worry

STRONG

advance ascend continue free rise

WEAK

build

Example Sentences

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This makes hemp feed a potential tool to mellow out cattle during transportation, weaning, and other stressful situations, he says.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2022

Maybe victory will mellow out Gov. John Dutton.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Meg: I definitely had to mellow out as a mom.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2021

While they’re delicious cooked, raw ones can retain their crispness and mellow out at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2019

That is what makes this aging-of-the-population theory of crime reduction so appealingly tidy: since people mellow out as they get older, more older people must lead to less crime.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

mellow out

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