decompress

Verb

Meaning

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

decrease the pressure of

restore to its uncompressed form

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

relax unwind unbend slow down loosen up depressurize depressurise uncompress chill out hush still rest expand cool calm

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Antonyms

compress bob lose it tense snap break down

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Hypernyms

set turn correct restore adjust reconstruct

Hyponyms

puncture take it easy vegetate sit back vege out

Anagrams

compressed

Examples

You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race. Emerson Fittipaldi

I am alone a lot, which is good. I need that time to just be alone after a long day, just decompress. So, I go to either my house or the hotel, or my apartment, or whatever - wherever I am, I go home and I watch TV and I sit there, with my cat, and I just watch TV or go online, check my emails. Taylor Swift

I focus on having a feminine body, a dancer's body. I do resistance and dance and cardio. I like hiking, swimming, being active. It clears your mind and it's a good way to decompress. Ashley Greene

He relaxed in the hot tub Source: Internet

Let's all relax after a hard day's work Source: Internet

depressurize the cabin in the air plane Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decompound leaf decompoundable decompoundly decompressing decompression decompression bomb