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

Forever 21 stores in the U.S. will hold liquidation sales and the website will continue to run while operations wind down. —Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025

This bogs the storyline down during the production’s early build-ups and a too slow wind down. —Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025

As the total lunar eclipse winds down, the process plays out in reverse. —Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025

The dominant Lunar Owls at 12-1 are way on top, while the 7-6 Rose and 7-7 Lace also have clinched playoff spots in Unrivaled, the six-team offseason women’s basketball league made of WNBA stars and winding down its inaugural season in Miami. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025