Synonyms of the word

lull

• n. A period of rest or soothing.
• n. (nautical) A period without waves or wind.
• n. (surfing) An extended pause between sets of waves.
• v. (transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
• v. (intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

break

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that…
• v. (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
• v. (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
• v. (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
• v. (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
• v. (transitive) To ruin financially.
• v. (transitive) To violate, to not adhere to.
• v. (intransitive, of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, temperaturewise.
• v. (intransitive, of a storm or spell of weather) To end.
• v. (transitive, gaming slang) To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
• v. (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
• v. (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
• v. (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
• v. (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
• v. (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
• v. (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately)…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
• v. (intransitive, of morning) To arrive.
• v. (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
• v. (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
• v. (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
• v. (intransitive) Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down;…
• v. (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a…
• v. (sports and games).
• v. (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
• v. (transitive) To end (a connection), to disconnect.
• v. (intransitive, of an emulsion) To demulsify.
• v. (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
• v. (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to become bankrupt.
• v. (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
• v. (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
• v. (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.
• v. (intransitive, archaic) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
• v. (of a horse) To tame, to horsebreak.
• n. An instance of breaking something into two pieces.
• n. A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
• n. A rest or pause, usually from work. Often the mid-morning breaktime in the school day.
• n. A short holiday.
• n. A temporary split with a romantic partner.
• n. An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast,…
• n. A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
• n. The beginning (of the morning).
• n. An act of escaping.
• n. (computing) The separation between lines or paragraphs of a written text.
• n. (Britain, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
• n. (sports and games).
• n. (dated) A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in…
• n. (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
• n. (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
• n. (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is,…
• n. (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as…

calm

• adj. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
• adj. (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
• adj. (of water) with little waves on the surface.
• adj. Without wind or storm.
• n. (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative…
• n. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
• n. A period of time without wind.
• v. (transitive) To make calm.
• v. (intransitive) To become calm.

calmness

• n. (uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
• n. (countable) The product of being calm.

comfort

• n. Contentment, ease.
• n. Something that offers comfort.
• n. A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
• n. A cause of relief or satisfaction.
• v. (transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
• v. (transitive) To make comfortable.
• v. (obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
• v. (obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.

console

• n. A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment,…
• n. A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
• n. The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.
• n. (automotive) A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
• n. (video games) A device dedicated to playing video games, set apart from arcade cabinets by its ability…
• n. (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
• v. (transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

hush

• v. (intransitive) to become quiet.
• v. (transitive) to make quiet.
• v. (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
• n. A silence, especially after some noise.
• n. A mining method using water.

intermission

• n. A break between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.

interruption

• n. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
• n. A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

letup

• n. A pause or period of slackening.

lull

• n. A period of rest or soothing.
• n. (nautical) A period without waves or wind.
• n. (surfing) An extended pause between sets of waves.
• v. (transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
• v. (intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

pause

• v. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
• v. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
• v. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
• v. (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.
• n. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
• n. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
• n. Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
• n. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation…
• n. A break or paragraph in writing.
• n. Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
• n. (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate.

quiet

• adj. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
• adj. Having little motion or activity; calm.
• adj. Not busy, of low quantity.
• adj. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
• adj. Not showy; undemonstrative.
• adj. (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
• v. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
• v. To cause someone to become quiet.
• n. The absence of sound; quietness.
• n. the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
• interj. Be quiet.

quieten

• v. (transitive) To make quiet.
• v. (intransitive) To become quiet.

silence

• n. The lack of any sound.
• n. The act of refraining from speaking.
• n. Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
• v. (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
• v. (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
• v. (molecular biology) To block gene expression.
• interj. A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.

solace

• n. Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
• n. A source of comfort or consolation.
• v. To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
• v. To allay or assuage.
• v. (intransitive) To take comfort; to be cheered.

soothe

• v. (transitive, obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
• v. (transitive) To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
• v. (transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
• v. (transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
• v. (transitive, rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
• v. (transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
• v. (transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
• v. (intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
• v. (intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.

still

• adj. Not moving; calm.
• adj. Not effervescing; not sparkling.
• adj. Uttering no sound; silent.
• adj. (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time.
• adj. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
• adj. (obsolete) Constant; continual.
• adv. Without motion.
• adv. (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
• adv. (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
• adv. (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
• adv. (archaic, poetic) Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
• adv. (extensive) Even, yet.
• n. A period of calm or silence.
• n. (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
• n. (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
• n. A steep hill or ascent.
• n. a device for distilling liquids.
• n. (catering) a large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
• n. (catering) the area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
• n. A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
• v. to calm down, to quiet.
• v. (obsolete) To trickle, drip.
• v. To cause to fall by drops.
• v. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.

suspension

• n. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
• n. A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
• n. The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a…
• n. The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
• n. (education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly…
• n. (music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which…
• n. (Scots law) A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted…
• n. (topology) A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an…
• n. (topology) A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function's domain…
• n. (vehicles) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile or car,…

tranquilize

• v. (transitive, now rare) To make (something or someone) tranquil; to pacify or calm.
• v. To use a drug to sedate a person or animal.
• v. (intransitive) To become tranquil; to relax.
• v. (intransitive) To calm down.

tranquillise

• v. Alternative spelling of tranquilize.

tranquillize

• v. Alternative spelling of tranquilize.