calm

The word “calm” has 1 syllable: calm

It's pronounced as /kɑːm/

What is synonym and antonym for calm?

In the thesaurus, “calm” has 227 synonyms and 175 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for calm along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for calm

affable
allay
alleviate
aloof
amiable
amicable
appease
arcadian
assuage
assured
at a standstill
at peace
balm
balmy
becalm
bland
bovine
breathless
breezeless
breezy
bucolic
calmness
carefree
casualness
centered
civil
clear
clement
cloudless
collect
collected
comfort
comity
compose
composed
conciliate
concord
confident
consolation
contain
content
contentment
control
cool
cool as cucumber
cool it
cool out
cool-headed
coolheaded
dead
detached
devil-may-care
disciplined
disinterested
dispassion
dispassionate
doldrums
dull
ease
easygoing
easygoingness
equable
equal
even
even-keeled
fair
gentle
halcyon
happy-go-lucky
harmonious
harmony
heartsease
hold back
hush
hushed
impassive
impassivity
imperturbable
imperturbation
in order
inactive
indifferent
informality
inscrutable
kind
laid-back
laid-backness
lay
lay back
level
levelheaded
limpid
listless
loosey-goosey
low
low-key
lown
lull
lullaby
mellow
mild
mildness
mitigate
moderate
mollify
motionless
muffled
mute
muted
narcotize
nerveless
neutral
noiseless
nonchalant
pacific
pacify
pastoral
patience
patient
pause
peace
peace of mind
peaceful
peacefulness
phlegmatic
placate
placid
placidity
pleased
poised
possessed
quell
quiescent
quiet
quieted
quieten
quietness
quietude
rainless
rally
re-collect
recollected
recover
relax
relaxed
relaxedness
relief
relieve
relieved
repose
reposeful
reposing
respite
rest
restful
restfulness
restrain
restraint
rural
salve
satisfied
sedate
self-assured
self-composed
self-contained
self-controlled
self-possessed
serene
sereneness
serenity
settle
silence
silent
simmer down
slow
smooth
sober
soft
soft pedal
solace
soothe
soothing
soothingness
soundless
speechless
steady
still
stillness
stilly
stoicism
stolid
stormless
stroke
stupefy
sunny
sunshiny
take it easy
take the edge off
temperate
together
tranquil
tranquility
tranquilize
tranquilized
tranquillity
tranquillize
tranquillized
ultraquiet
unconcerned
undisturbed
unemotional
unexcitable
unexcited
unflappable
unimpressed
unmoved
unperturbed
unruffled
unshakable
unshaken
untroubled
unworried
waveless
well-adjusted
well-balanced
windless
wordless

Antonyms for calm

aggravate
agitate
agitated
agitation
alarm
alarum
anger
angry
anguish
anxiety
anxious
anxiousness
apprehension
apprehensiveness
arouse
biased
blaring
blasting
blizzardly
blizzardy
blustery
boisterous
booming
bothered
bustle
care
clamor
clamorous
clattery
commotion
concern
consternation
crazy
deafening
desperateness
desperation
din
discomfort
discompose
discomposed
discomposure
dismay
disquiet
distract
distraction
distress
distressed
disturb
disturbance
disturbed
doubt
dread
earsplitting
edginess
excessive
excitable
excite
excited
extreme
fear
fearfulness
fierce
flustered
foment
foreboding
foul
frenzied
frustration
furious
harsh
heighten
high-strung
hubbub
hurly-burly
immoderate
incertitude
incite
inclement
increase
inflame
intemperate
intensify
irritate
jitters
jittery
jumpiness
jumpy
loud
loudness
mad
madness
misgiving
nasty
nervous
nervousness
noise
noisy
outrage
pandemonium
passionate
perturb
perturbation
perturbed
piercing
presentiment
provoke
racket
raucous
restless
restlessness
rip-roaring
roaring
roistering
romping
rough
rouse
roused
rowdy
ruffle
ruffled
severe
skittish
squally
storminess
stormy
strain
stress
suspense
tempestuous
tense
tenseness
tension
terror
thundering
thunderous
torment
trouble
troubled
tumult
tumultuous
turbulence
turbulent
turmoil
uncertainty
uncontrolled
uncool
uneasiness
uneasy
unfriendly
unglued
unhinged
unquiet
unquietness
unreasonable
unrest
unsettled
unstable
unstrung
uproar
uproarious
upset
uptight
vex
vexation
violence
violent
wild
wildness
windy
woolly
wooly
work up
worried
worry
worsen

Meanings of calm

noun
1. (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
2. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
3. A period of time without wind.
verb
1. To make calm.
2. To become calm.
adjective
1. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
2. (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
3. (of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
4. Without wind or storm.

Example Sentences

She remained remarkably calm despite the chaos unfolding around her.
A walk in nature always helps to restore a sense of calm after a stressful day.
The therapist's soothing voice helped bring a sense of calm to the anxious patient.
He took a deep breath to regain his calm before addressing the situation.
The ocean's gentle waves lapping against the shore created a serene atmosphere of calm.

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