Synonyms of decompress

decompress

verb

ˌdē-kəm-ˈpres 

as in to relax

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety

after she gets home from work, she needs some time to decompress before preparing dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relax
• unwind
• chill
• rest
• de-stress
• wind down
• loosen up
• hang loose
• chill out
• compose
• mellow (out)
• bask
• settle
• unbend
• relieve
• lounge
• alleviate
• calm
• vegetate
• repose
• comfort
• idle
• kick back
• ease
• laze
• cool
• bum
• hang (around or out)
• quiet
• loll
• dawdle
• goof (off)
• hack (around)
• drone
• loaf
• veg out
• dillydally
• zone out
• footle
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tense (up)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of decompress

Set up a group activity Experts tell Fortune another way to decompress amid a tense election cycle is to bring workers together in a positive way. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024

Take this opportunity to decompress and take stock of your inner landscape, because Mars will return to Cancer while retrograde in January, and your training montage will resume at that point—just maybe without so much of the relational intensity and shadowy opponents. —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024

Doing this harnesses the power of gravity to help decompress your spine, Richard Sanchez, NASM-CPT, a personal trainer for Crunch Fitness in New York City, tells SELF. —Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024

Introducing or promoting the use of mental health days encourages employees to take time off to decompress and recharge. —Cynthia McEwen, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024