Synonyms of wind down

wind down

verb

as in to relax

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety

not being one for alcoholic beverages, I prefer to wind down with a cup of tea every night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relax
• chill out
• rest
• mellow (out)
• loosen up
• hang loose
• chill
• unwind
• decompress
• compose
• bask
• de-stress
• kick back
• hack (around)
• settle
• goof (off)
• hang (around or out)
• veg out
• lounge
• bum
• comfort
• alleviate
• unbend
• idle
• zone out
• footle
• calm
• relieve
• repose
• ease
• loaf
• cool
• drone
• loll
• vegetate
• dawdle
• laze
• quiet
• dillydally
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tense (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wind down

This season has been so difficult for Shiffrin, a painful season that winds down Thursday after her slalom race at the World Cup finals. —Pat Graham, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025

While the Cold War was winding down in the late 1980s and early 1990s, that does not explain this decline, given the rise in threats and complexities of maintaining defense systems today. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025

Right behind each of them are the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies, just lurking as the season winds down. —Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025

Speaking at the White House on Friday morning, President Trump announced that SBA will be responsible for handling federal student loan programs, one day after signing an order to begin winding down the Department of Education, which currently manages the programs. —Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025