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Unwind

🔄 Synonyms of "Unwind"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
relaxverb	(intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
decompressverb	(transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
unlaxverb	(intransitive, colloquial) To relax.
disentangleverb	(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
slow downverb	(transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
loosen upverb	(colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously.
unrollverb	(transitive) To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.
unstrainverb	(transitive) To relieve from strain; to relax.
unbendverb	To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
wind offverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To cancel (an event) due to high wind speeds.
make relaxedverb	cause to feel relaxed

↔️ Antonyms of "Unwind"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
strainnoun	(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
wrapnoun	(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
tensenoun	(linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
rollnoun	(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
windnoun	(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
tense upverb	(intransitive, informal) To become tense.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unwind"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wind offverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To cancel (an event) due to high wind speeds.
unrollverb	(transitive) To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.
disentangleverb	(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
unbendverb	To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
unstrainverb	(transitive) To relieve from strain; to relax.
loosen upverb	(colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously.
unlaxverb	(intransitive, colloquial) To relax.
decompressverb	(transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
slow downverb	(transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
relaxverb	(intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
make relaxedverb	cause to feel relaxed
settleverb	To conclude or resolve (something):
ravelverb	(transitive) To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
restverb	(intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
lightenverb	(transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
chillverb	(intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
uncoilverb	(transitive) To unwind or untwist (something).
wind downverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.
untwineverb	(transitive) To free (one thing that is entwined with another), disentangle, extricate.
unspoolverb	To remove (film, cotton, etc.) from a spool; unwind.