Take a load off


Synonyms for take a load off
verb relax

unwind
recline
calm down
chill out
rest
take it easy
sit back

lie down
breathe easy
collect oneself
compose oneself
cool off
feel at home
hang loose

loosen up
make oneself at home
mellow out
settle back
sit around
take a break
take a breather

take ten
wind down
catch one’s breath
put one’s feet up

Synonyms
verb reduce weight, load

mitigate
dilute
facilitate
ease
relieve
lessen
alleviate
mollify
ameliorate
cut down

reduce
decrease
allay
levitate
assuage
comfort
upraise
take
unburden
empty

thin
free
jettison
change
unload
shift
attenuate
remove
disburden
disencumber

eradicate
extenuate
buoy
put off
throw out
make less
make lighter
pour out
uplight

Antonyms

incite
increase
intensify
worsen
worry
grow
remain
darken
dim
burden

weigh down
bring down
aggravate
irritate
strengthen
trouble
upset
expand
raise
add

provoke
hold
keep
fill
stay
fix
plant
blacken
dull
depress

Synonyms
verb cheer up; inspire

brighten
elate
revive

hearten
cheer
lift

encourage
gladden
perk up

buoy up

Antonyms

bring down
dishearten
dissuade
dispirit
darken

dim
burden
weigh down
depress
discourage

blacken
dull
upset

Synonyms
verb rest on one’s behind

perch
squat
lie
cover
relax
park
rest

seat
remain
install
ensconce
settle
pose
hunker

posture
bear on
be seated
give feet a rest
grab a chair
have a place
have a seat

plop down
put it there
seat oneself
take a place
take a seat

Antonyms

straighten
stand

depart
move

cancel

Synonyms
verb take off; empty

dump
disgorge
jettison
get rid of
remove
discharge

clear out
unpack
disencumber
lighten
relieve
cast

unlade
void
disburden
slough
discommode
rid

unburden
off-load
break bulk

Antonyms

burden
hold
keep

load
fill
upset

put on

Synonyms
verb unload

disencumber
dump
disgorge
jettison
lighten

relieve
remove
cast
void
disburden

slough
discommode
discharge
rid
unpack

unburden
clear out
get rid of
break bulk
off-load

Antonyms

burden
hold

keep
upset

load

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