to unpucker

Examples

• All

• A funny story can quickly unpucker a group of nervous students before a big test.

• He tried to unpucker his face and smile after hearing the good news.

• Her gentle words helped unpucker the tense atmosphere in the meeting.

• She unpuckered her face when she heard the compliment.

• After taking a deep breath, she managed to unpucker her brow and smile again.

• The soothing music helped the tense audience to unpucker as they waited for the presentation to start.

• He tried to unpucker the situation by making a light joke to ease the tension.

Synonyms

C

to chill out

vsto unpucker

• Informal

99 4.9

To relax and become calm after you feel upset

targets social or relational easing rather than informal immediate calming

R

to relax

vsto unpucker

78 1.0

To make or become less tight

focuses more on easing social or emotional tension than physical loosening

E

to ease up

vsto unpucker

57 3.7

To make something less strong or strict

concerns relieving social or emotional strain rather than lowering physical pressure

U

to unwind

vsto unpucker

35 3.4

Become relaxed and less tense after work or a stressful time

is about easing social or emotional strain rather than postwork rest

L

to loosen up

vsto unpucker

• Informal

31 3.4

To relax and become less nervous or tense

focuses more on reducing social stiffness rather than only general relaxation

R

to rest easy

vsto unpucker

• Informal

16 4.2

Feel calm and not worried after someone reassures you

centres on easing social or interpersonal tension rather than personal reassurance

D

to decompress

vsto unpucker

• Informal

11 4.2

Relax and become less tense after work or stress

focuses instead on reducing ongoing social or interpersonal tension

M

to mellow out

vsto unpucker

• Informal

10 6.3

Become more relaxed and easygoing

leans more toward easing social awkwardness than slow personality change

U

to unbend

vsto unpucker

1 5.6

Relax and become less tense or formal

applies the same social easing but not only becoming relaxed personally

U

to unstress

vsto unpucker

4.8

Make someone feel less worried or tense

focuses more on easing social or interpersonal tension than individual anxiety

U

to unstrain

vsto unpucker

7.8

To make muscles or nerves feel less tight after stress

targets easing social or relational tension rather than general loosening

L

to lighten tensions

vsto unpucker

4.1

Make a tense situation calmer

is similar but emphasizes lowering social or personal awkwardness

U

to unlax

vsto unpucker

• Archaic

9.9

To make the body or mind less tense

places more weight on easing social or emotional strain specifically

Antonyms

T

to tighten

145 1.5

To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt

T

to tense

9 4.0

To make the body or muscles tight and unable to relax

How Relaxed

to let go

381 3.7

to relax

∞ 1.0

to unwind

35 3.4

to unpucker

• Informal

7.6

to loosen up

• Informal

31 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology