to unstress

Examples

• All

• Taking deep breaths can help you unstress before an important meeting.

• After a busy week, she likes to unstress by listening to music in her room.

• I need to unstress after a long week.

• She tries to unstress by meditating.

• After a busy week, she likes to unstress by listening to music in her room.

• Taking deep breaths can help you unstress before an important meeting.

• He found that a short walk outside helped him unstress after work.

Synonyms

R

to relax

vsto unstress

∞ 1.0

To feel less nervous and more calm

targets emotional stress relief specifically rather than general resting

R

to relieve

vsto unstress

135 2.3

Make pain, stress, or worry less

focuses solely on lowering emotional anxiety rather than any discomfort

U

to unwind

vsto unstress

43 3.4

Become relaxed and less tense after work or a stressful time

centres on reducing emotional anxiety beyond routine afterwork ease

R

to relieve stress

vsto unstress

13 3.5

To make you feel less tense or worried

is the same action but may be phrased as a general verb rather than phrase

D

to decompress

vsto unstress

• Informal

12 4.2

Relax and become less tense after work or stress

aims at relieving psychological strain, not only postwork relaxation

U

to unburden

vsto unstress

11 4.9

To remove a heavy load from someone, physical or emotional, often by talking

relieves inner anxious feelings generally rather than removing burdens by sharing

D

to destress

vsto unstress

• Informal

1 3.9

Become relaxed and less tense

is the general act of easing emotional stress rather than activities

U

to unpucker

vsto unstress

• Informal

1 7.6

Make a tense person or situation feel more relaxed

is aimed at reducing personal psychological anxiety rather than social tightness

U

to unbend

vsto unstress

1 5.6

Relax and become less tense or formal

is more focused on easing internal emotional stress specifically

U

to unlax

vsto unstress

• Archaic

1 9.9

To make the body or mind less tense

targets psychological stress relief rather than general loosening of tension

U

to unstrain

vsto unstress

7.8

To make muscles or nerves feel less tight after stress

focuses specifically on easing psychological or emotional tension

Antonyms

S

to stress

85 2.7

To feel pressure and worry because of difficult situations

How Stressed

to calm

∞ 1.0

to relax

∞ 1.0

to unstress

1 4.8

to ease

309 2.1

to reassure

123 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology