Opposite word to calm

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. calmverb

   Antonyms:
   anxious, nervous, stressed

   Synonyms:
   soothe, pacify, quieten, subdue, ease, cool off, calm down

2. calmverb

   The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

   Antonyms:
   nervous, stressed, anxious

   Synonyms:
   cool off, pacify, ease, calm down, soothe, subdue, quieten

3. calmnoun

   Free of noise and disturbance.

   Antonyms:
   anxious, nervous, stressed

   Synonyms:
   ease, subdue, pacify, calm down, quieten, soothe, cool off

4. calmadjective

   with little waves on the surface.

   Antonyms:
   nervous, anxious, stressed

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calm

   That is calm which is free from disturbance or agitation; in the physical sense, free from violent motion or action; in the mental or spiritual realm, free from excited or disturbing emotion or passion. We speak of a calm sea, a placid lake, a serene sky, a still night, a quiet day, a quiet home. We speak, also, of «still waters,» «smooth sailing,» which are different modes of expressing freedom from manifest agitation. Of mental conditions, one is calm who triumphs over a tendency to excitement; cool, if he scarcely feels the tendency. One may be calm by the very reaction from excitement, or by the oppression of overpowering emotion, as we speak of the calmness of despair. One is composed who has subdued excited feeling; he is collected when he has every thought, feeling, or perception awake and at command. Tranquil refers to a present state, placid, to a prevailing tendency. We speak of a tranquil mind, a placid disposition. The serene spirit dwells as if in the clear upper air, above all storm and shadow.

   The star of the unconquered will,
   He rises in my breast,
   Serene, and resolute, and still,
   And calm, and self-possessed.
   

   Longfellow Light of Stars st. 7.

   Antonyms:
   agitated, boisterous, disturbed, excited, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, heated, passionate, raging, roused, ruffled, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild, wrathful

   Synonyms:
   collected, composed, cool, dispassionate, imperturbable, peaceful, placid, quiet, sedate, self-possessed, serene, smooth, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. calm

   Antonyms:
   stir, excite, agitate, disconcert, ruffle, lash, heat, discompose

   Synonyms:
   smooth, pacify, compose, allay, still, soothe, appease, assuage, quiet, tranquilize

Matched Categories

1. • Affect
   • Stabilize
   • Temperament

Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. composure, calm, calmness, equanimitynoun

   steadiness of mind under stress

   «he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity»

   Antonyms:
   gusty, breezy, furious, tempestuous, choppy, rough, discomposed, boisterous, wild, puffy, raging, blusterous, blowy, blustery, fierce, dirty, angry, billowing(a), stormy, billowy, squally, surging, thundery, blustering(a), windy, charge, turn on, rouse, agitate, excite, charge up, commove

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm air, calmness, composure

2. calm air, calmadjective

   wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

   Antonyms:
   squally, blustering(a), billowy, gusty, stormy, angry, furious, surging, billowing(a), dirty, blowy, windy, discomposed, tempestuous, blusterous, boisterous, blustery, wild, raging, choppy, puffy, breezy, fierce, thundery, rough, excite, charge up, charge, turn on, commove, rouse, agitate

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm air, calmness, composure

3. calm, unagitated, serene, tranquiladjective

   not agitated; without losing self-possession

   «spoke in a calm voice»; «remained calm throughout the uproar»; «he remained serene in the midst of turbulence»; «a serene expression on her face»; «she became more tranquil»; «tranquil life in the country»

   Antonyms:
   squally, surging, blustering(a), billowy, rough, gusty, raging, billowing(a), furious, angry, blustery, discomposed, puffy, thundery, boisterous, wild, stormy, blowy, dirty, windy, breezy, choppy, blusterous, fierce, tempestuous, commove, excite, agitate, charge up, rouse, turn on, charge

   Synonyms:
   unagitated, placid, serene, still, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, quiet

4. calmverb

   (of weather) free from storm or wind

   «calm seas»

   Antonyms:
   surging, rough, furious, gusty, breezy, wild, blustery, boisterous, tempestuous, windy, dirty, choppy, raging, billowy, fierce, angry, puffy, blusterous, thundery, stormy, discomposed, squally, blowy, billowing(a), blustering(a), charge, excite, agitate, rouse, charge up, turn on, commove

   Synonyms:
   serene, unagitated, tranquil

5. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillverb

   make calm or still

   «quiet the dragons of worry and fear»

   Antonyms:
   windy, billowing(a), squally, breezy, angry, surging, blustering(a), stormy, fierce, tempestuous, discomposed, gusty, furious, raging, blusterous, boisterous, choppy, dirty, blustery, billowy, thundery, blowy, wild, puffy, rough, charge, charge up, agitate, turn on, rouse, excite, commove

   Synonyms:
   silence, hush, tranquilize, relieve, tranquillize, becalm, quiet down, ease, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, shut up, quiesce, hush up, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, allay, pipe down, lull, calm down, quieten

6. steady, calm, becalmverb

   make steady

   «steady yourself»

   Antonyms:
   billowing(a), furious, puffy, fierce, boisterous, rough, choppy, dirty, thundery, discomposed, windy, tempestuous, blusterous, gusty, angry, billowy, wild, squally, breezy, blowy, raging, blustering(a), blustery, surging, stormy, charge up, charge, agitate, excite, turn on, commove, rouse

   Synonyms:
   stabilise, tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, brace, lull, calm down, stabilize, quieten

7. calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool itverb

   become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

   «After the fight both men need to cool off.»; «It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.»

   Antonyms:
   dirty, blusterous, stormy, wild, breezy, discomposed, squally, puffy, billowing(a), raging, fierce, surging, choppy, rough, tempestuous, furious, thundery, angry, blustering(a), gusty, billowy, blustery, windy, boisterous, blowy, rouse, turn on, charge up, commove, charge, excite, agitate

   Synonyms:
   tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, cool, settle, cool down, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, root, steady down, lull, calm down, take root, quieten

8. sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquilliseverb

   cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

   «The patient must be sedated before the operation»

   Antonyms:
   choppy, windy, rough, breezy, tempestuous, surging, blustering(a), stormy, discomposed, wild, boisterous, thundery, squally, puffy, angry, raging, dirty, billowing(a), blustery, fierce, blusterous, furious, blowy, gusty, billowy, charge, charge up, agitate, commove, excite, turn on, rouse

   Synonyms:
   tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, lull, calm down, quieten

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. calmadjective

   Antonyms:
   excited, stormy, agitated, ruffled, discomposed, perturbed, boisterous

   Synonyms:
   still, serene, motionless, undisturbed, unruffled, pacific, placid, tranquil, halcyon, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unmoved, cool, composed, dispassionate

2. calmnoun

   Synonyms:
   lull, tranquillity, quiet, placidity

3. calmverb

   Synonyms:
   lull, allay, hush, tranquillize, becalm, still, compose, quiet, appease, pacify, assuage, moderate, alleviate, conciliate, abate, console

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embittered

   to soothe someone from something/emotions

   i was trying to calm her down from that horrible shock.

   Submitted by rinat on January 12, 2016  

2. flail

   the opposite of waving or swinging wildly would to be still or calm

   the girl flailed about wildly when the nurse approached with the shot. vs.
   the girl sat calmly when the nurse approached with the shot.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 23, 2020  

3. hyper

   not hyper

   he was calm

   Submitted by anonymous on July 14, 2020  

4. moody

   if a person is moody they are given to wide swings of emotion. a calm person is the opposite of this.

   he was calm and less moody after he got some rest.

5. petrified

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

6. premonition

   having nothing to worry about.

   Submitted by anonymous on October 6, 2019  

7. restless

   Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2020  

8. twitched

   calm is when we are relaxed. calm makes us get everything out of our heads and lets go of all the bad things

   «your calm today what did you eat?»

   Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2020  

How to use calm in a sentence?

1. Anselme Nsabimana:

   There is no more fighting in Cibitoke. It’s calm, the gunmen are composed of all ethnic groups and are from different provinces of Burundi.

2. Prime Minister Habib Essid:

   I appeal for calm and for national unity and complete security across the country to preserve our nascent democracy which is the only example of success in the region, there has been huge political progress but we acknowledge that there are lots of economic difficulties. We will respond to young people’s economic demands but we need a bit of time for that.

3. Mustafa Amin:

   I was happy, thank God, because although the wedding was simple, it was beautiful and calm.

4. Fast FactsElijah:

   We were taking him back and forth to the toilet, maybe three or four times, he would sit there, calm himself down and come out again.

5. Michele Parkinson:

   My husband, who’s the most calm person that I know, called me up and said, ‘I’m not quite sure if I should panic,’.

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