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Synonyms for wound down
verb complete, finish, stop

shutter
do
end
halt
conclude
cap
terminate
clear

clinch
discontinue
culminate
fold
cease
ultimate
determine
consummate

call off
cut loose
shut down
wind up
wrap up
button down
button up
call it a day

drop the curtain
fold up
pack it in
put a lid on
put to bed
sew up
wind down

Antonyms for wound down

commence
release
unseal
disjoin
disunite

begin
start
initiate
open
continue

unclose
unplug
unstop
not finish

Synonyms
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 a load off
take ten
wind down
catch one’s breath
put one’s feet up

Synonyms
verb lower, reduce

mitigate
dilute
erode
slacken
minimize
ease
shrink
impair
dwindle
decrease
abate
narrow

diminish
curtail
lighten
weaken
decline
cut
clip
taper
abridge
attenuate
degrade
crop

downsize
soft-pedal
drain
contract
amputate
truncate
close
moderate
thin
cut back
taper off
minify

de-escalate
become smaller
die down
grow less
roll back
slack up
slow down
take the bite out
take the edge off
take the sting out
wind down

Antonyms

increase
intensify
worsen
enlarge
grow
prolong

lengthen
stretch
irritate
strengthen
develop
expand

extend
rise
go up
raise

Synonyms
verb make less; decrease

trim
lower
cut
dwindle
shorten
lessen
pare
slash
diminish
curtail
cut down
weaken
shave
dilute

clip
abridge
slim
impair
impoverish
depress
debase
bankrupt
ruin
rebate
moderate
depreciate
truncate
deflate

break
discount
cheapen
diet
abate
pauperize
drain
taper
recede
contract
chop
cut back
step down
tone down

turn down
scale down
bant
go on a diet
lose weight
mark down
nutshell
roll back
slow down
take off weight
taper off
wind down

Antonyms

increase
compliment
praise
enlarge
grow
lengthen
prolong

laud
upgrade
enhance
stretch
amplify
invigorate
develop

raise
expand
extend
strengthen
rise
win

Synonyms
verb be calm; sleep

breathe
relax
lean
unwind
spell
slack
slacken
nod
slumber
recline
loaf
repose

loll
lounge
doze
nap
snooze
dream
idle
laze
let down
let up
sit down
lie down

stretch out
drowse
unbend
unlax
be at ease
be comfortable
compose oneself
ease off
ease up
lie by
lie still
put feet up

refresh oneself
slack off
take a break
take a nap
take five
take it easy
take life easy
take ten
take time out
wind down

Antonyms

energize
activate
carry out

walk
do
move

stand
be active

Synonyms
verb delay, restrict

decelerate
hinder
retard
moderate
slacken
relax
lessen
lag
reduce
stall
decrease
abate
curb

diminish
impede
curtail
temper
handicap
mire
choke
detain
procrastinate
qualify
quiet
brake
reef

loiter
stunt
postpone
regulate
check
bog down
cut back
cut down
hold back
hold up
set back
anchor it
back-water

ease off
ease up
embog
hit the brakes
keep waiting
let down flaps
lose speed
lose steam
reduce speed
rein in
retardate
wind down

Antonyms

aid
assist
facilitate
further
excite
grow
increase
enlarge
prolong

lengthen
release
liberate
accelerate
expedite
advance
allow
encourage
forward

help
push
agitate
extend
raise
strengthen
expand
develop
do

Synonyms
verb decrease to a point

abate
close
diminish
drain
dwindle
fade

lessen
narrow
recede
reduce
rescind
subside

thin
wane
weaken
bate
come to a point
die away

die out
thin out
wind down

Antonyms

increase

go up

rise

Synonyms
verb stop, finish

recess
conclude
sack
restrict
abort
cease
determine
cancel
complete
cut off
abolish
eliminate
halt

discontinue
dismiss
wrap up
expire
adjourn
discharge
annul
dissolve
perfect
issue
end
fire
scratch

lapse
drop
bound
bounce
desist
limit
result
wrap
close
extinguish
confine
scrub
tether

achieve
define
run out
ultimate
wind up
put an end to
prorogue
bring to an end
come to an end
prorogate
wind down

Antonyms

commence
hire
permit
uphold
ratify
welcome
create
schedule
set up
go on
restart

release
continue
begin
introduce
start
employ
keep
keep on
allow
establish
encourage

accept
carry on
hold
engage
bear
let go
free
initiate
open

Synonyms
verb relax

recline
quieten
rest

calm down
take it easy
sit back

ease off
loosen up
quiet down

slow down
take a break
wind down

Antonyms

tangle
wind

prepare
ready

twist
agitate

Synonyms
verb diminish, lessen

dim
abate
ebb
dwindle
subside
atrophy
wither
decrease

fade
slacken
peter out
shrink
weaken
decline
drop
relent

sink
fall
fail
moderate
let up
die out
taper off
die down

die away
draw to a close
ease off
fade away
fall short
slack off
waste away
wind down

Antonyms

enhance
enlarge
increase
grow
ascend

brighten
extend
rise
develop
expand

strengthen
go up
reach
win
raise

Synonyms
verb take a short break

breathe
recuperate
relax

rest
ease off
mellow out

sit down
slow down
stop for a breath

take a break
take ten
wind down

Synonyms
verb decrease

dwindle
lessen
recede
abate
subside
bate

drain
wane
reduce
thin
fade
close

diminish
rescind
narrow
weaken
taper off
die away

die out
thin out
wind down

Antonyms

enlarge
grow
increase

extend
rise
raise

expand
strengthen
go up