relaxing

v. be at leisure; loosen, slacken; calm, release tension; ease one's mind through rest or recreation

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Adjective
1. affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen"
(synonym) restful, reposeful
(similar) quiet

Verb
1. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
(synonym) loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
(antonym) tense, tense up
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) vege out, vegetate
(derivation) relaxation
2. make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
(synonym) unbend
(hypernym) loosen, loose
(hyponym) unbrace
(derivation) relaxation
3. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
(synonym) loosen, loose
(hypernym) weaken
(derivation) relaxation, loosening, slackening
4. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
(synonym) unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
(antonym) tense, strain, tense up
(hypernym) affect
(hyponym) unbend
(cause) loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
(derivation) easiness, relaxation
5. become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"
(synonym) loosen up
(hypernym) act, behave, do
(derivation) easiness, relaxation
6. make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
(synonym) loosen
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(verb-group) loosen
(derivation) liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation
7. become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
(synonym) loosen
(hypernym) change
(verb-group) loosen
(derivation) liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation
8. make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
(synonym) slack, slacken, slack up
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(derivation) relaxation, loosening, slackening

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Relax
  

Synonyms and related words:
abating, allaying, alleviating, assuaging, blunting, chastening, comfortable, comfy, commodious, contented, convenient, cozy, cushioned, cushioning, cushiony, cushy, dampening, damping, deadening, demulcent, diminishing, dulling, easeful, easing, easy, emollient, friendly, homelike, homely, homey, lessening, lived-in, loosening, luxurious, mitigating, mollifying, peaceful, reducing, reposeful, restful, roomy, snug, soft, softening, subduing, tempering, warm