unwind

English Thesaurus

1. cause to feel relaxed (verb.body)

hypernym	:	affect,
definition	:	act physically on; have an effect upon (verb.body)

hyponym	:	unbend,
definition	:	release from mental strain, tension, or formality (verb.body)

cause	:	decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind,
definition	:	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)

2. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)

hypernym	:	change state, turn,
definition	:	undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

hyponym	:	vege out, vegetate,
definition	:	engage in passive relaxation (verb.body)

hyponym	:	sit back, take it easy,
definition	:	settle into a comfortable sitting position (verb.body)

3. reverse the winding or twisting of (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	displace, move,
definition	:	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

4. separate the tangles of (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	undo,
definition	:	cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	roll out, straighten,
definition	:	straighten by unrolling (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	uncoil,
definition	:	unwind or untwist (verb.contact)

5. cause to feel relaxed (verb.body)

antonym	:	strain, tense, tense up,
definition	:	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)

derivation	:	relaxant,
definition	:	a drug that relaxes and relieves tension (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	easiness, relaxation,
definition	:	a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	relaxer,
definition	:	any agent that produces relaxation (noun.object)

derivation	:	relaxant,
definition	:	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension (adj.all)

6. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)

antonym	:	tense, tense up,
definition	:	become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)

derivation	:	ease, relaxation, repose, rest,
definition	:	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) (noun.act)

derivation	:	relaxation,
definition	:	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers (noun.process)

derivation	:	relaxant,
definition	:	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension (adj.all)

7. reverse the winding or twisting of (verb.contact)

antonym	:	roll, twine, wind, wrap,
definition	:	arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

8. separate the tangles of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling,
definition	:	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition (noun.act)

9. cause to feel relaxed (verb.body)

antonym	:	strain, tense, tense up,
definition	:	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)

derivation	:	relaxant,
definition	:	a drug that relaxes and relieves tension (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	easiness, relaxation,
definition	:	a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	relaxer,
definition	:	any agent that produces relaxation (noun.object)

derivation	:	relaxant,
definition	:	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension (adj.all)

10. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)

antonym	:	tense, tense up,
definition	:	become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)

derivation	:	ease, relaxation, repose, rest,
definition	:	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) (noun.act)

derivation	:	relaxation,
definition	:	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers (noun.process)

derivation	:	relaxant,
definition	:	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension (adj.all)

11. reverse the winding or twisting of (verb.contact)

antonym	:	roll, twine, wind, wrap,
definition	:	arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

12. separate the tangles of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling,
definition	:	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition (noun.act)