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)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of wind down

The campaign stop came as his Democratic rival, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is also campaigning throughout the state as early voting winds down. —The Hill Staff, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024

Trump's comment is the latest example of his increasingly violent rhetoric against his political enemies as his 2024 campaign winds down. —Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024

As its annual film festival winds down this weekend, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced the award winners for the 27th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024

Live sports has provided some motivation for some customers to stay tethered, but Comcast has been proactive with its sports rights, winding down cable outlet NBC Sports Network and shifting a considerable amount of live inventory to Peacock, sometimes in simulcasts with NBC. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024