sit back

VERB

kick back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lie down recline 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 mellow out 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

relax

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calm lie down loosen up recline soften unwind

STRONG

laze repose rest tranquilize unbend unlax

WEAK

breathe easy calm down collect oneself compose oneself cool off ease off feel at home hang loose knock off let oneself go make oneself at home put one's feet up settle back simmer down sit around stop work take a break take a breather take it easy take one's time take ten take time out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate irritate worry

STRONG

be active energize

WEAK

excite grow increase tense

VERB

unwind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

take it easy

STRONG

quieten recline rest

WEAK

calm down ease off loosen up quiet down slow down take a break wind down

Antonyms

WEAK

agitate prepare ready tangle twist wind

Example Sentences

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Chelsea's plan was to sit back, soak up the pressure and look to hit City on the break.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But the flip side is also false — that you need only sit back and do nothing, and you’ll get rich.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“I feel like we’ve always been so in the moment of creating and evolving and doing our work, it seems strange to sit back and do a sort of retrospective.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

That doesn’t mean you should sit back and wait for the airline to sort it out and rebook you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“If you two get involved, you have to sit back and listen. You have to make sure not to make it about you.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

sit back

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