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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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“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

Now I could sit back and relax—or so I thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“Don’t sit back and say, ‘I’ll do what I was doing before,’” Smith says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Still, what was impressive from Arsenal when they were 2-1 up is that they did not sit back and try to see out time.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

I sit back on my legs next to her.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.