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

Speaking of injured stars, Pierre LeBrun checked in on who will and won’t be available for the playoffs as the regular season winds down. —Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025

Avoid heavy meals or alcohol within two to three hours of sleep so your body can digest and wind down. —Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Improvements touted by the county include bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes like MacLaren Children’s Center. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had the ball as time was winding down and had a bad turnover to Westbrook. —Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025