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adj. not worried or angry VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn't feel it. | become | keep, remain, stay Sit down and keep calm! The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm. | keep sb Keep the patient calm. ADV. extremely, remarkably, very You seem remarkably calm. | completely, perfectly, utterly Her voice was firm and perfectly calm. | fairly, pretty, quite | apparently, outwardly | curiously, strangely The pain had receded and he felt curiously calm. | reassuringly The voice sounded reassuringly calm. PREP. about She seemed pretty calm about it. PHRASES cool, calm and collected He remained at all times cool, calm and collected. not rough or stormy VERBS be, look | become ADV. absolutely, dead, flat, perfectly The sea was dead calm. flat calm conditions | fairly, quite, relatively, noun peaceful situation/manner/feeling ADJ. apparent Under his apparent calm lay real anxiety. | inner the pursuit of inner calm | uneasy | forced, studied With a forced calm she said, ‘How do you know?’ | dead She felt not fear, but a kind of dead calm. | deadly, icy ‘I'm calling the police, ’ he stated with deadly calm. VERB + CALM appeal for, call for The government appealed for calm after the riots broke out. CALM + VERB descend, settle After the bomb, an uneasy calm settled on the city. PHRASES a period of calm at sea ADJ. dead, flat Seals basked on boulders in a flat calm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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calm
not getting angry, nervous, or upset, even in a difficult situation:
• We’ll talk about this later when you’re feeling calmer. • Everyone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.
relaxed
not worried about anything, especially so that people feel comfortable:
• Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press. • There was a relaxed atmosphere.
chilled-out
( also chilled ) informal very relaxed and not worried – used especially by young people:
• I’m much more chilled-out about the whole thing this year.
laid-back
informal someone who is laid-back is always relaxed and never seems to get worried or annoyed about anything:
• I like his laid-back attitude to life. • My parents are pretty laid-back and don’t mind me staying out late.
mellow
informal relaxed, friendly, and happy, especially after drinking alcohol:
• After a few drinks, everyone was pretty mellow.
cool
informal staying calm and not showing your emotions, especially when other people are getting excited or angry:
• He is the kind of player who always manages to stay cool, even under pressure. • She was as cool as a cucumber (= very cool ) .
keep your head
to manage to stay calm and behave in a sensible way in a difficult or frightening situation:
• In this job you need to be good at keeping your head in a crisis.
Longman-Thesaurus
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calm ( sb ) down
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to stop feeling upset, angry or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way
• [ R ]: She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
• She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.
• Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about!
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs