Thesaurus / take the sting out
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synonyms for take the sting out
- abate
- curtail
- decrease
- dilute
- diminish
- dwindle
- ease
- erode
- impair
- lighten
- minimize
- mitigate
- narrow
- shrink
- slacken
- taper off
- weaken
- abridge
- amputate
- attenuate
- clip
- close
- contract
- crop
- cut
- de-escalate
- decline
- degrade
- downsize
- drain
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- moderate
- soft-pedal
- taper
- thin
- truncate
- become smaller
- cut back
- die down
- grow less
- roll back
- slack up
- slow down
- take the bite out
- take the edge off
- wind down
- soothe
- lullaby
- subdue
- wane
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- hush
- stroke
- decrease
- allay
- still
- compose
- ebb
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- becalm
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- balm
- soft-pedal
- quell
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- fall
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- tranquilize
- qualify
- cool
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- quiet
- settle
- cease
- temper
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- lay back
- put a lid on
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- take it easy
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- satisfy
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- appease
- quench
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- sate
- alleviate
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- allay
- temper
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- fill
- surfeit
- palliate
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- compose
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- make nice
- pour oil on
- take the edge off
- mitigate
- iron out
- soften
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- mellow
- facilitate
- ease
- cool
- pat
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- comfort
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- allay
- extenuate
- pave the way
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- relieve
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- allay
- cool
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- butter up
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- make nice
- patch things up
- play up to
- pour oil on
- smooth down
- take the edge off
- untrouble
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- calm
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- ease
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- lighten
- quiet
- square
- decrease
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- moderate
- cool out
- make nice
- play up to
- pour oil on
- take the bite out
- ease
- assuage
- mitigate
- allay
- pacify
- mollify
- lighten
- soft-pedal
- pour oil on
- take the bite out
- take the edge off
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antonyms for take the sting out
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- continue
- aggravate
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- move
- irritate
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- extend
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO TAKE THE STING OUT
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.