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What is another word for
let-up
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Noun
The action of making a rule or restriction less strict
A spell of inactivity or laziness
A decrease in size, number, rate, or level
A temporary interval of calm, quiet, or lack of activity
A state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress
Verb
(
of an event, action, or process
)
To come to an end or cease to occur
To become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree
To rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious
To terminate or put off an action, task, or behavior
… more ▼
▲
Noun
▲
The action of making a rule or restriction less strict
relaxation
moderation
easing
lessening
reduction
slackening
weakening
alleviation
dilution
diminution
lightening
loosening
mitigation
modification
qualification
abatement
letup
letting up
decline
decrease
waning
contraction
ebb
subsidence
easing off
discount
de-escalation
subsiding
relief
palliation
assuagement
softening
soothing
allaying
pacification
diminishing
quelling
placation
mollification
tempering
deadening
attenuation
dulling
cushioning
modulation
calming
appeasement
remission
damping
extenuation
stilling
tailing off
shrinkage
dwindling
curtailment
deduction
ebbing
subtraction
minimization
erosion
detraction
taking away
petering out
easement
comfort
ease
amelioration
remedy
dying down
slowing
wane
cutback
reprieve
cure
release
balm
relieving
dying away
comforting
dying out
fading
blunting
drop
fade
fall
palliative
slaking
diminishment
sinking
allayment
falloff
alleviating
solace
succor
US
salving
improvement
cooling off
succour
UK
tapering off
mitigating
assuaging
rest
retardation
respite
dropping away
dropping off
minimizing
US
secours
minimising
UK
aid
care
quenching
deterioration
sustenance
consolation
support
assistance
recession
degeneration
decay
slash
restfulness
extrication
well-being
cheer
depreciation
loss
retrenchment
downsize
lowering
flagging
fading away
rollback
decrement
relenting
cut
attrition
drop-off
step down
relaxing
conciliation
loosing
sagging
concession
propitiation
accommodation
acceding
reconciliation
quieting
peace-mongering
peacemaking
acquiescence
dovishness
lulling
compromise
peace offering
tranquillization
sweetening
bread and circuses
restoration
bread and games
settlement
amends
reparation
adjustment
accession
tranquilization
grant
more ❯
Noun
▲
A spell of inactivity or laziness
slack
respite
break
lull
breather
interval
pause
hiatus
breathing space
spell of inactivity
recess
interruption
intermission
rest
interlude
suspension
stop
downtime
time out
halt
stoppage
cessation
letup
abeyance
lapse
interregnum
remission
moratorium
entr'acte
discontinuation
interim
layoff
surcease
breath
coffee break
stay
delay
gap
discontinuance
cutoff
standstill
check
adjournment
hiccup
hiccough
time-out
break-off
breathing spell
wait
discontinuity
relaxation
lacuna
spell
parenthesis
stopping
caesura
pausation
freeze
comma
smoko
hold-up
time off
relief
breaking off
interstice
leave
disruption
time away
pause in the action
holiday
vacation
sit-down
tea break
lunch break
cut-off
vacay
deadlock
gridlock
stopover
diversion
lessening
slackening
stand
ten
time
beat
five
hush
stillness
hitch
break off
lapse of time
happy hour
breathing room
rest period
repose
jollification
recreation
entertainment
lightening
amusement
jollity
brightening
suspense
refreshment
postponement
deferment
deferral
doldrums
latency
prorogation
intermezzo
abeyancy
shelving
rescheduling
pigeonholing
tabling
mothballing
put-off
putting off
continuation
knocking off
suspension of proceedings
temporary cessation
taking five
let up
end
finish
termination
conclusion
close
ending
arrest
closure
expiration
cease
shutdown
arrestment
closedown
closing
shutoff
desistance
offset
finishing
halting
ceasing
abandonment
screaming halt
grinding halt
cutting short
winding up
logjam
impasse
lag
holdup
stalemate
standoff
dormancy
holding pattern
putting back
layover
Mexican standoff
reprieve
time lag
dead end
full stop
block
blockage
stop-off
checkmate
quiescence
dead stop
stall
stand-off
detention
holdback
period
hold
space
jam
holding
showstopper
grace
procrastination
draw
deep freeze
time to burn
time to kill
deferring
cold storage
suspended animation
period of waiting
screeching halt
sojourn
visit
time wasted
break in your journey
goof-off time
rain check
lead time
catch-22
breakdown
breaktime
half-time
interspace
winter
moment
instant
second
timeout
armistice
blow
limbo
tie
passage
extension
short break
withdrawal
course
quiescency
slowness
time gap
time warp
term
passing
span
intervening period
intervening time
lost time
desisting
remaining
hesitation
terminating
deterring
carrying over
dead heat
hole
bottleneck
morass
continuance
short respite
rearrangement
protraction
freedom
inaction
breakoff
occlusion
winding-up
completion
wind-up
culmination
finale
end of the line
wrap-up
grace period
recovery time
idle time
brick wall
roadblock
end of the road
disconnection
inactivity
disconnectedness
disjointedness
spare time
free time
incoherence
disunion
communication breakdown
time on your hands
time on one's hands
retardation
one's own sweet time
cutout
detainment
lack of unity
lack of coherence
own sweet time
time delay
retardment
spare moment
time to spare
snag
filibuster
retard
trammel
tie-up
waiting period
cooling-off period
more ❯
Noun
▲
A decrease in size, number, rate, or level
fall
drop
decline
decrease
dip
descent
plunge
reduction
cut
lowering
slump
decrement
deterioration
diminishment
dive
downgrade
dwindling
lessening
plummet
declension
depression
diminishing
diminution
ebb
abatement
declination
degeneracy
degeneration
degradation
depletion
devolution
downswing
falloff
loss
shrinkage
crash
decadence
declivity
dent
nosedive
tumble
dropping off
fall-off
recession
drop-off
step down
falling off
downhill trend
declining
sinking
dropping away
downfall
downturn
slide
cutback
contraction
depreciation
eclipse
devaluation
curtailment
downtick
deduction
regression
weakening
downslide
sag
wane
attenuation
skid
waning
decay
discount
retrenchment
collapse
downtrend
slip
impoverishment
slackening
minimizing
US
cutting
markdown
slash
concavity
minimising
UK
slope
downgrading
hang
consumption
dying down
slant
basin
atrophy
retrogression
downhill
failing
expenditure
exhaustion
shrinking
erosion
draining
ebbing
expending
easing
slowdown
emptying
hanging
sapping
trough
lapse
pitch
fading
minimization
attrition
subtraction
dropoff
using up
deflation
down
running down
dilution
loss of value
pullback
sinkhole
ruin
downward spiral
demotion
withering
precipitation
extenuation
diminuendo
landslide
comedown
worsening
downsize
backsliding
deprivation
subsidence
mitigation
rollback
lightening
privation
de-escalation
decrescence
stagnation
standstill
relapse
recidivation
falling-off
inactivity
forfeiture
squandering
paralysis
shakeout
letting up
shortfall
dissipation
moderation
concession
allowance
write-down
receding
bottom-out
difference
pruning
trimming
slimming
drain
impairment
waste
chopping
debasement
limiting
axing
gradient
cant
sink
sinkage
bottom out
subsiding
want
failure
retardation
hill
scarp
subdual
subjugation
slimming down
slowing
deficiency
scaling down
fade
adret
versant
bajada
escarpment
relaxation
devaluing
minus
cheapening
dying away
easing off
cooling off
tapering off
petering out
tailing off
dying out
trail
bend
track
decrease in value
lowering in value
rise and fall
reduction in value
accounting allowance
more ❯
Noun
▲
A temporary interval of calm, quiet, or lack of activity
lull
calm
peace
calmness
tranquillity
UK
tranquility
US
quiet
stillness
peacefulness
hush
silence
quietness
respite
quiescence
serenity
placidity
quietude
repose
still
restfulness
rest
peace and quiet
inactivity
inaction
sereneness
noiselessness
placidness
relaxation
relief
comfort
ease
leisure
downtime
idleness
unwinding
refreshment
restoration
recreation
relaxing
dormancy
renewal
soundlessness
time off
winding down
breathing space
mental repose
period of relaxation
period of repose
time out
me-time
loosening up
untroubledness
impassivity
stoicism
dispassion
composure
restraint
coolness
equanimity
sedateness
reposefulness
patience
mildness
imperturbation
order
imperturbability
doldrums
dead air
law and order
peace of mind
dead calm
me time
silent
oppressiveness
motionlessness
quietus
hush-hush
languor
contentment
harmony
lack of disturbance
freedom from interference
lack of interruption
snooze
siesta
doze
somnolence
dreaminess
kip
letup
decompression
cessation
calming oneself
coffee break
content
aplomb
cool
collectedness
sangfroid
equilibrium
countenance
composedness
tranquilness
smoothness
unflappability
ataraxia
unexcitability
control
ataraxy
sobriety
togetherness
self-possession
self-composedness
level-headedness
cool-headedness
self-restraint
even-temperedness
solace
muteness
speechlessness
consolation
gentleness
peaceableness
easygoingness
soothingness
relaxedness
more ❯
Noun
▲
A state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress
plateau
lull
stability
respite
break
quiescent period
levelling off
levelling-off period
period of little change
level of stability
Verb
▲
(
of an event, action, or process
)
To come to an end or cease to occur
stop
cease
end
finish
come to an end
come to a stop
conclude
draw to a close
terminate
be over
close
pause
come to a close
come to a halt
come to a standstill
complete
wind up
break off
close out
come to rest
culminate
desist
discontinue
draw to a halt
fade away
finish off
halt
peter out
stop dead
wind down
wrap up
close down
collapse
cool it
cut short
die
die away
die down
die out
elapse
end up
expire
fizzle out
get done
let up
pack it in
pass
reach a standstill
run its course
run out
shut down
stop in your tracks
hold
stand
quit
lapse
determine
break up
leave off
dead-end
wink out
go
drop
knock off
bring to an end
suspend
break
adjourn
lay off
pack in
can
round off
dissolve
round out
desist from
cut out
give up
cut off
give over
pack up
bring to a close
put an end to
cancel
call a halt to
abolish
disappear
vanish
settle
consummate
belay
put a stop to
sew up
shut off
call it a day
refrain from
axe
UK
interrupt
rest
annul
scrub
wrap
abandon
ax
US
finalize
US
kick
finalise
UK
top off
bite the dust
pull the plug on
abstain from
lay off of
call it quits
finish up
abort
scrap
fade
crown
ultimate
scratch
curb
liquidate
abate
evaporate
do
dwindle
recess
call off
forgo
withdraw
surcease
evanish
eschew
avoid
take a breather
have a breather
put the lid on
take a break
renounce
give the chop
knock something on the head
bring to a conclusion
cease to exist
forbear from
take ten
become invalid
do without
pass away
blow over
become obsolete
become void
melt away
kick the habit
come to the end
quit cold
clean up
not continue
be through with
kick over
disrupt
eliminate
extinguish
ebb
subside
evanesce
cinch
wane
kill
cut
depart
intermit
intervene
disconnect
separate
interpose
disunite
disjoin
dissever
part
bring to an untimely end
go by
draw to close
put a period to
put to bed
discharge
accomplish
stop doing
leave alone
give a rest
forbear
go dead
bring down curtain
cap
trail off
tail off
refuse
play out
go out the window
check
tie up loose ends
go down the toilet
reject
prorogue
clear
be at an end
be no longer valid
shutter
clinch
abstain
forego
abjure
fold
dispense with
bring to a halt
transpire
come to a conclusion
round up
cut loose
fold up
button up
button down
be put to bed
put a lid on
get rid of
do away with
phase out
carry out
bag it
blow off
carry through
bring to fruition
resolve
hang up
stay
keep from
be abandoned
be suspended
be broken off
set the seal on
relinquish
sunder
cross the line
hesitate
be no more
slip away
fly by
withhold from
restrain oneself from
prevent oneself from
keep off
not give in to
cease to indulge in
stop oneself from
go without
swear off
waver
ease off
ease up
delay
put paid to
dispose of
switch off
falter
cut it out
get on the wagon
hang it up
take the cure
pull the plug
have a break
get shut of
nip in the bud
wait
deliberate
get shot of
arrest
take time out
take time off
reflect
sideline
shake
hang back
hold back
take five
think twice
stop briefly
call time
take a breath
call a halt
mark time
pull up
put on hold
come to standstill
catch one's breath
break it up
stop what you're doing
forsake
jack in
steer clear of
forswear
refrain
resist
preclude
withhold
pull out of
pass up
hold off
check out from
withdraw from
put the kibosh on
leave
have done with
shun
prevent
block
skip
stay away from
inhibit
back off from
restrain from
shrink from
resign from
call it quits on
retire from
bring to a stop
give a wide berth to
desert
keep
ditch
sever
restrain
cry off
forfend
bring to a standstill
bypass
drop out of
run down
get out of
have nothing to do with
rein in
kibosh
surcease from
wean
repeal
revoke
rescind
shelve
thwart
exit
curtail
fail
freeze
stifle
bail
chuck
prohibit
do not
break with
stop short
obviate
move from
bow out of
step aside from
finish with
back out of
say goodbye to
not do
resist the temptation to
go away from
head off
throw up
depart from
stop oneself
decline
relent
spurn
disturb
obstruct
suspend proceedings
give something up
set aside
lay aside
detain
forlet
be put on hold
call
come off
steer clear
quell
immobilize
US
stem
turn back
hold back from
keep back
deny
suppress
recall
stand down from
unaccustom
renege
back out
deactivate
immobilise
UK
interfere with
cut into
break into
detach
hold up
put a stop to something
get off
stop trying
rise
retreat
drop out
throw in the towel
throw in the sponge
hold off on
quash
close off
bring to end
yield
give notice
resign
ignore
remit
forfeit
avert
divorce
jilt
sacrifice
sit out
fight shy of
avoid doing something
take the pledge
be temperate
not touch
go on the wagon
put on ice
postpone
stop midstream
knock it off
foil
back off
not do anymore
quit cold turkey
put the stopper on
repudiate
part with
part from
intercept
dust off
forget about
turn your back on
eighty-six
write off
wipe out
secede from
call a stop to
stop cold
break short
stonewall
step down from
stop in full flow
leave unfinished
bring to a premature end
break away from
split with
delink from
sever relations with
bag
defend against
stave off
ward off
shut out
save
turn aside
fend off
keep from happening
vacillate
disaffiliate oneself from
dissociate oneself from
dump
escape
vacate
discard
put a lock on
put a stopper in
bring to screeching halt
put chill on
break free from
take leave from
have nothing more to do with
procrastinate
exclude
hinder
debar
be gone from
be done with
stall
bar
impede
brush off
bail from
break off with
walk out of
walk out on
clear out from
disappear from
run along from
cast aside
take off from
abscond from
escape from
cast off
exit from
set out from
absent oneself from
disqualify
interdict
hang fire
estop
rule out
forestall
forbid
sit tight
hang about
hold on
adopt Fabian tactics
hang around
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
deter
make impossible
ward
make impracticable
more ❯
Verb
▲
To become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree
decrease
lessen
decline
diminish
dwindle
shrink
contract
drop
wane
abate
subside
ebb
lower
ease
fall
recede
reduce
lighten
plummet
plunge
relent
sink
slump
taper
moderate
quell
remit
curb
decrement
depreciate
fade
pall
quiet
slacken
tail off
blur
check
crumble
decay
decimate
de-escalate
degenerate
deteriorate
devaluate
droop
evaporate
let up
restrain
settle
shrivel
soften
waste
wither
become less
drop off
fall away
fall off
grow less
ratchet down
taper off
become smaller
die down
grow smaller
peter out
phase down
slow down
calm down
drain away
dry up
lose edge
narrow down
slack off
wear away
wear down
die away
die out
run low
weaken
ease off
temper
relax
ease up
mitigate
fade away
alleviate
attenuate
flag
slacken off
wind down
come to an end
cool off
slow
trail off
trail
rachet down
drop away
downscale
downsize
melt away
drain
vanish
go down
tone down
assuage
allay
die off
minimize
US
dampen
fizzle out
quieten
lull
disappear
nosedive
deaden
close
fail
minimise
UK
deplete
slake
curtail
slack
cease
waste away
become weaker
take the edge off
get less
take the sting out
settle down
go downhill
dull
depress
descend
relieve
mollify
calm
subdue
erode
slope
melt
dim
dent
minify
decelerate
dissolve
atrophy
lapse
wilt
quash
bate
still
phase out
wear off
go through the floor
take a nosedive
fade out
hit the floor
knock down
fall short
trail away
get smaller
blow over
grow faint
put a lid on
level off
retire
languish
slip
terminate
sag
cool
release
unlax
modulate
disengage
blunt
die away or out
die away or down
palliate
dilute
quieten down
cut
close out
thin out
pare down
make less
turn down
impair
chill out
become less intense
thin
rebate
slash
come to a stop
take it easy
tame
desist
cool it
clip
thin down
modify
shorten
restrict
step down
peter
cut down
tail away
stop
abbreviate
extenuate
retrench
fall through
wither away
come to nothing
end
go easy
cut back
soft-pedal
disintegrate
collapse
evanesce
take the bite out
be on the way out
give way
give in
become weak
draw to a close
roll back
come down
pass
slack up
dissipate
whittle down
make smaller
sink into oblivion
disappear slowly
pass away
finish
be forgotten
halt
crash
dip
regress
grow dim
grow weaker
break up
relapse
tumble
totter
lose
skid
devalue
dive
crater
drag
buckle
backslide
cheapen
flop
bow out
lose value
cave in
go into a tailspin
fold up
decrease in value
break down
become lower
decline in price
hit the dirt
tip over
take a header
be precipitated
retard
reduce speed
brake
slam on the anchors
put on the brakes
slow up
hit the brakes
lose speed
slam on the brakes
soothe
stifle
cushion
damp
suppress
limit
smother
trim
muffle
scale down
damp down
prune
pare
inhibit
mute
control
numb
mark down
deflate
bring down
slide
tranquilize
US
help
placate
repress
lenify
undermine
benumb
tranquillise
UK
slim down
sap
make cutbacks in
degrade
contain
qualify
axe
UK
mellow
pacify
appease
ax
US
constrict
put a damper on
downgrade
narrow
die
buffer
retrograde
shave
destroy
dial down
compose
quench
overcome
cut back on
get rid of
hold back
sweeten
salami-slice
absorb
gentle
worsen
run out
break
fall steeply
tighten
fall sharply
damage
go away
loosen
cauterize
US
drop rapidly
write down
rein in
devitalize
whittle away
cauterise
UK
go down the toilet
write off
fizzle
go to the dogs
compress
bridle
condense
smooth
truncate
rot
hinder
go down the tubes
make reductions in
disperse
discount
dispel
obtund
squelch
squash
eliminate
stem
undervalue
devolve
stay
take down
staunch
take its toll
desensitize
US
keep in check
go to pot
give out
sate
round down
hit the skids
cut off
put down
debilitate
extinguish
enervate
let up on
take a dive
block
come to a halt
compact
ameliorate
abridge
ration
dulcify
water down
vitiate
comfort
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
couch
desensitise
UK
dam
downturn
constringe
straiten
constrain
confine
debase
slim
abase
dump
regulate
arrest
make less intense
put damper on
whittle
put out a fire
harsh
run down
put the lid on
stabilize
US
choke
trim back
trim down
prevent
cut down on
defuse
stanch
pour oil on
do damage control
silence
put an end to
do a number on
play down
retrogress
chip away at
make less active
get worse
be used up
shrivel up
stabilise
UK
anesthetize
US
make narrower
ease up on
keep down
crush
throw cold water on
hold in check
go to seed
get under control
get narrower
become narrower
go to rack and ruin
scale back
go to the pack
pour cold water on
take the heat off
dampen down
falter
disempower
gutter
minimalize
address
improve
blanket
diffuse
chill
hush
go
faint
rationalize
US
revise
commute
make weaker
disable
fix
excuse
mask
satisfy
foreshorten
make fewer
dock
emaciate
perish
drop down
enfeeble
shed
untighten
demote
fix up
anaesthetize
UK
resolve
rein
pipe down
cripple
take sting out
patch things up
reduce the force of
steady
temperate
deduct
adulterate
rationalise
UK
kill
clear
etiolate
gruntle
offset
balm
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
get lower
go downwards
muddy up
subtract
reduce the effect of
loose
corrode
chop
crop
retrench on
squeeze
wizen
do away with
tighten up
withstand
oppose
resist
reduce greatly
amortise
UK
cast down
smooth down
disgrade
demerit
drive down
amortize
US
anaesthetise
UK
master
buttress
capsule
capsulize
cause to fall
lop off
lop
lessen the impact of
reduce the impact of
govern
be gone
withdraw
be no more
hebetate
infrigidate
freeze
freshen
ally
frost
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
banish
lay off
take pressure off
lose strength
lose intensity
bring to a standstill
cut short
concentrate
shear
lose its effect
lose its effectiveness
weather
miscarry
dismiss
scrimp
neutralize
US
founder
protect against
become calm
become peaceful
nibble
fret
incapacitate
stun
sedate
unnerve
take a turn for the worse
grow worse
go from bad to worse
become worse
make something worse
become emaciated
soften the impact of
neutralise
UK
make less strict
make less formal
eat into
clear up
lick
drive away
chase away
put to rest
drive off
defend against
shield against
become shrunken
become enfeebled
grow weak
become debilitated
run dry
cool out
bomb
bite
daze
stupefy
stultify
narcotize
torpefy
drug
smooth out
clear the air
bust
keep a lid on
safeguard against
clamp down on
crack down on
keep the lid on
minish
nip in the bud
slap down
snuff out
remove
delete
omit
soak up
denature
taint
be deficient
render insensitive
dullen
scatter
cramp
strangle
brighten
pale
go awry
eat away at
bite at
salve
cure
counteract
go amiss
be wanting
tauten
strangulate
focus
circumscribe
clench
tense
pinch
punctuate
succor
US
succour
UK
console
vary
solace
miniaturise
UK
miniaturize
US
alloy
be insufficient
gnaw away at
delay
tuck
astringe
liss
interrupt
go down the tube
go down the khazi
go down the pan
decline swiftly
go down the drain
go down the plughole
lose significance
decrease in importance
pale into insignificance
be ruined
strike out
detain
aid
assist
take off
be lacking
bring respite to
handicap
be inadequate
exhaust
lose lustre
bring an end to
be found lacking
stunt
impede
become less dense
become less numerous
not come to ripeness
grow dull
descope
hold up
stall
set back
obstruct
take load off
take a load off
bring aid to
make something bearable
bring aid
become less in number
clear out
keep back
mire
hamper
lag
retardate
pejorate
become depleted
draw together
get thinner
draw in
loiter
postpone
procrastinate
embog
reef
lower one's sights
be in short supply
become exhausted
set one's sights lower
reduce in scope
be short
bankrupt
be tight
interfere with
back-water
put the brakes on
lose steam
let down flaps
get in the way of
bog down
keep waiting
anchor it
become dilapidated
impoverish
run to seed
fall into disrepair
fall to pieces
hit rock bottom
reach depths
come apart at the seams
ruin
pauperize
wreck
bring to ruin
liquidate
wipe out
make destitute
bleed dry
ruinate
clean out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious
relax
unwind
rest
laze
repose
lounge
chill
idle
loll
luxuriate
loaf
unbend
bask
play
recline
decompress
de-stress
flop
groove
lollop
slump
unlax
chill out
ease off
ease up
entertain oneself
let up
loosen up
sit back
slack off
slow down
take it easy
wind down
amuse oneself
be calm
breathe easy
collect oneself
compose oneself
cool off
enjoy oneself
have a break
kick back
knock off
let your hair down
let yourself go
lie down
lighten up
make less tense
settle back
simmer down
sit around
stay loose
stop work
take a break
take a breather
take one's time
take time off
take time out
veg out
be at leisure
hang loose
let it all hang out
make yourself at home
mellow out
take your ease
do nothing
feel at home
take ten
put your feet up
take one's leisure
switch off
turn off
get comfortable
get comfy
snuggle down
loosen
unbutton
slow
slacken
calm down
do less
become less rigid
outspan
mellow
chillax
daydream
stone
stand down
take a load off
lie back
catch one's breath
be less active
take things easy
take a chill pill
stop worrying
hang out
take some time off
become relaxed
go easy
become less formal
become informal
cool it
slacken off
take five
grow complacent
drop one's guard
be complacent
lower one's guard
drop the ball
relax your efforts
become complacent
ease
slack
unknot
unclench
loose
untighten
let go
become less tense
become less stiff
relieve
settle down
pause
stop
control oneself
quieten down
cool down
regain one's composure
settle
stretch out
take a rest
lie
break off
get hold of oneself
quiet down
sprawl
sleep
nap
come up for air
calm yourself
control yourself
get your act together
get a grip on yourself
get a hold of yourself
keep cool
pull oneself together
get a grip
break
drowse
slumber
couch
settle in
lie about
have a rest
sit down
become peaceful
laze around
go to bed
compose yourself
be quiet
become calmer
steady oneself
become calm
hose down
lounge around
keep your shirt on
restrain yourself
become quieter
be still
pull in one's horns
dawdle
slouch
vegetate
bum
loiter
destress
quiesce
spread out
calm
stay
put up
stop for a breath
stretch
recess
quiet
pipe down
refresh
become less restless
tarry
sojourn
doze
retire
suspend proceedings
stop briefly
snooze
cool one's jets
lay down
regain your self-control
keep your head
recover one's composure
play it cool
come back down to earth
recover one's self-control
siesta
turn in
have a breather
have time out
rest upon
put your head down
catch a few 'z' s
catch forty winks
lie upon
lodge
catnap
zizz
kip
lie by
be at ease
refresh oneself
be comfortable
let down
take a nap
take life easy
nod off
soothe
pacify
have a snooze
have a nap
have forty winks
get some kip
take a siesta
get some shut-eye
have a kip
lie still
catch some Zs
have a siesta
have a spell
snatch forty winks
cool out
take a deep breath
recharge one's batteries
get control of oneself
more ❯
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▲
To terminate or put off an action, task, or behavior
surcease
defer
delay
desist
postpone
rest
stay
refrain
let up
hinder
impede
hamper
inhibit
curb
obstruct
check
restrain
restrict
handicap
trammel
encumber
slow
hamstring
fetter
arrest
clog
stall
detain
interrupt
decelerate
brake
cumber
balk
US
slacken
baffle
crimp
lessen
choke
retardate
mire
bog
baulk
UK
hold up
hold back
slow up
throw a spanner in the works
choke off
put a brake on
set back
interfere with
take down
hang up
put back
shut off
bring to screeching halt
shut down
retard
close off
back off
slow down
keep back
bog down
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
get in the way of
temper
stunt
foil
stymie
thwart
derail
block
cramp
halt
withhold
hobble
pause
protract
repress
prevent
cripple
reduce
limit
curtail
remit
stop
shelve
prorogue
deter
shackle
regulate
moderate
abate
lag
decrease
diminish
intermit
bar
prolong
confine
hold
frustrate
handcuff
put off
reef
quiet
loiter
qualify
procrastinate
embog
rein in
stave off
wind down
put the brakes on
cut back
lose steam
back-water
keep waiting
lose speed
cut down
anchor it
hold off on
make late
hold over
let down flaps
hit the brakes
hog-tie
stand in the way of
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