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What is another word for
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To allay or diminish, especially a tense situation
To disable or deactivate something dangerous
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force
To decrease in size, amount, value, or degree
Verb
▲
To allay or diminish, especially a tense situation
ease
calm
alleviate
resolve
allay
soothe
relieve
settle
mitigate
cool
placate
contain
mollify
pacify
diminish
lessen
moderate
stabilise
UK
stabilize
US
lighten
reduce
subdue
smooth
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
restrain
soften
weaken
damp down
clear the air
smooth out
take the edge off
take the heat off
smooth over
clear up
iron out
sort out
assuage
steady
quieten
quell
quiet down
cool off
quieten down
quiet
still
control
ameliorate
subside
settle down
temper
abate
decrease
dull
tone down
check
deaden
blunt
palliate
attenuate
curb
compose
dampen
lower
lull
tranquilize
US
relax
suppress
tranquillise
UK
damp
mellow
appease
stifle
smother
cushion
calm down
repress
dilute
tame
de-escalate
mute
ebb
constrain
take the sting out
regulate
inhibit
extenuate
collect
help
shrink
dwindle
wane
modulate
remit
ease off
fade
bridle
muffle
measure
soft-pedal
restrict
keep
re-collect
die down
limit
numb
modify
decline
lenify
recede
dispel
fall
curtail
pull in
thin
sweeten
relent
keep in check
taper
minimize
US
rein in
minimise
UK
slacken
pall
water down
take the bite out
put a damper on
taper off
let up
drop off
ease up
fall away
peter out
die away
die out
ratchet down
drain away
phase down
undermine
govern
adjust
benumb
recover
hold
dissipate
gentle
fix
rule
cut
extinguish
overcome
temperate
hold in
cauterize
US
slake
hold back
cure
cauterise
UK
cool out
stop
cease
terminate
get a grip on
come to a stop
come to an end
drop away
pour cold water on
chill out
wind down
make less intense
let up on
dampen down
throw cold water on
put the lid on
put damper on
tail off
milden
put at rest
chill
commute
depress
depreciate
excuse
hush
quench
qualify
cut down
sedate
trammel
intern
confine
make less
finish
reduce the force of
master
rectify
remedy
monitor
cap
mince
break
die off
mend
heal
desensitize
US
take the bite out of
take the sting out of
drop
put out a fire
do damage control
make reasonable
rally
inspect
corner
rein
pipe down
contract
get control of
keep under control
keep down
descend
play down
meet halfway
keep a tight rein on
keep a lid on
keep the lid on
anaesthetise
UK
anesthetize
US
disable
make calm
recollect
slip
enervate
become peaceful
become calm
slow down
melt
debilitate
sate
put the brakes on
set limits on
simmer down
keep in line
impose limits on
lay off
take pressure off
sap
patch up
put to rights
enfeeble
obtund
melt away
slacken off
level off
devaluate
hebetate
desensitise
UK
cripple
degrade
vitiate
deflate
freeze
freshen
infrigidate
ally
frost
constrict
offset
squelch
balm
dulcify
conquer
smooth down
lick
discipline
brighten
comfort
salve
counteract
humble
vary
punctuate
solace
succor
US
succour
UK
console
cow
reclaim
bust
liss
interrupt
assist
prevent
aid
break up
sink
get the better of
bring respite to
steady oneself
pull oneself together
bring an end to
take load off
take a load off
bring aid to
make something bearable
bring aid
slow
get a grip
slack
decelerate
unlax
take a hold of oneself
get your act together
regain one's composure
snap out of it
get a grip on yourself
become weaker
cool it
fade away
banish
dismiss
eliminate
destroy
pour oil on
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
more ❯
“The prospect of a compromise on the matter would, to a great degree
defuse
the tension between the two populations.”
Verb
▲
To disable or deactivate something dangerous
deactivate
disable
disarm
make safe
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
put out of action
paralyse
UK
paralyze
US
incapacitate
disengage
disconnect
cut
stop
inactivate
kill
shut off
shut down
turn off
switch off
make inactive
render inoperative
make harmless
render defenseless
remove the fuse from
immobilize
US
cripple
immobilise
UK
prostrate
indispose
weaken
enfeeble
debilitate
sap
exhaust
knock out
tire
fatigue
drain
weary
enervate
halt
etiolate
soften
devitalize
knacker
undermine
impair
waste
shatter
torpefy
wear out
do in
make feeble
make weak
lay low
frazzle
hospitalize
US
poop
injure
hurt
hamstring
jade
disenable
eviscerate
lay up
hospitalise
UK
make inoperative
render inactive
bring to a halt
wash out
render infirm
prevent from working
confine to bed
take it out of
wear to a frazzle
bring to a standstill
deplete
vitiate
jam
sap your strength
tax
overtire
kibosh
overtax
whack
reduce
bush
emasculate
clip one's wings
disempower
destroy
bring to a screeching halt
take out
render incapable
prevent from moving
throw monkey wrench in
tire out
unplug
scupper
render inoperable
idle
freeze
arrest
put out of commission
bring to a grinding halt
lame
wound
encumber
hamper
hinder
mar
harm
attenuate
extenuate
unstrengthen
invalid
confine to a wheelchair
put on the sick list
more ❯
“A bomb expert is desperately trying to
defuse
the improvised explosive device.”
Verb
▲
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
offset
counterbalance
counteract
balance
counterpoise
nullify
countervail
negate
annul
negative
counterweigh
equalise
UK
equalize
US
cancel
redress
correct
undo
invalidate
countercheck
overcome
counterweight
abrogate
conquer
deactivate
defeat
frustrate
override
overrule
subdue
cancel out
compensate for
balance out
make up for
even up
render ineffective
square up
make ineffective
wipe out
be an antidote to
compensate
restrict
limit
antagonise
UK
counter
repel
antagonize
US
make of no use or value
bring to naught
work against
redeem
outweigh
equilibrize
even out
oppose
atone for
obviate
contravene
rectify
square
set off
equal out
equiponderate
amend
reverse
tip the scales
atone
turn the tables
requite
equipoise
equal
counterpose
redress the balance
account for
even
equate
level
match
be equivalent
allow for
set
tie
collate
attune
adjust
parallel
readjust
accord
come out even
pair off
come out
fix
remedy
lessen
reduce
right
halt
counterwork
stabilize
US
buck
stabilise
UK
cross out
respond to
go against
more ❯
Verb
▲
To decrease in size, amount, value, or degree
de-escalate
reduce
decrease
diminish
lessen
limit
abate
check
contain
curb
deplete
downscale
downsize
drop
dwindle
ease
lower
dent
minimise
UK
minimize
US
slow
knock down
scale down
scale back
damp down
step down
take the heat off
curtail
moderate
cut
lighten
cut back
weaken
quell
cut down
temper
attenuate
mitigate
tone down
wind down
pare down
alleviate
slash
blunt
taper
restrain
subdue
stifle
decrement
shrink
depreciate
contract
depress
ebb
roll back
ease off
slim down
take the edge off
deaden
allay
dull
dampen
soften
damp
degrade
prune
smother
mute
impair
trim
tail off
narrow
take the sting out
calm
dilute
cushion
assuage
erode
cool
pare
dial down
clip
bring down
make cutbacks in
restrict
mark down
take the bite out
make less
put a damper on
whittle down
suppress
wane
muffle
truncate
relieve
peter out
abridge
still
axe
UK
squelch
soothe
tranquilize
US
mollify
couch
decline
taper off
relax
ax
US
take down
trim down
trim back
downgrade
minify
devaluate
drop off
sink
tranquillise
UK
shorten
placate
make less intense
put the lid on
cut back on
phase out
retrench
put damper on
soft-pedal
make smaller
shave
phase down
round down
ration
make fewer
turn down
cut down on
discount
let up
mellow
modulate
tame
disempower
constrict
make weaker
undermine
sap
temperate
balm
cool off
dulcify
smooth down
dock
retrench on
ratchet down
salami-slice
make reductions in
cause to fall
deflate
undervalue
break
devalue
cheapen
write off
write down
ease up on
demote
roll down
budget cut
economize
US
rationalize
US
trim away
rationalise
UK
deduct
economise
UK
tune down
subside
palliate
abase
wear away
wear down
slacken
dry up
amortise
UK
whittle
slow down
cast down
extenuate
tighten
run down
qualify
amortize
US
abbreviate
control
condense
compress
chop
confine
concentrate
modify
remit
inhibit
crop
elide
syncopate
cramp
epitomize
US
focus
boil down
cut short
epitomise
UK
narrow down
adjust
repress
commute
revise
bridle
devitalize
snip
slenderize
keep down
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
play down
economize on
eliminate
remove
omit
delete
whittle away
take off
summarize
US
slow up
outline
consolidate
sum up
abstract
encapsulate
descope
zero in
center on
US
fix on
centre on
UK
lop
summate
synopsize
recap
skim
compromise
damage
budget
conserve
regulate
lower one's sights
set one's sights lower
reduce in scope
halt
choke
compact
strangle
disrupt
summarise
UK
compile
put in a nutshell
run through
get to the meat
digest
give main points
précis
tauten
strangulate
constringe
pinch
circumscribe
clench
tense
straiten
collapse
save
infringe
disturb
tuck
astringe
rein in
break off
put the brakes on
put a restriction on
rein back
tighten up
put a limit on
hold back
encroach on
restrict the consumption of
make narrower
get smaller
interfere with
become smaller
get narrower
place a limit on
get thinner
draw together
draw in
become narrower
limit to a fixed amount
put a ceiling on
more ❯
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