Synonyms for lull
lʌllull

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1. lullnoun

   To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

   About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high 808surfer.com forum

   Synonyms:
   appease

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   calm, quiet, hush, still, tranquilize

2. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   quiet, assuagement, cessation, quiescence, subsidence

   Antonyms:
   tumult, excitement, storm, tempest

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. letup, lullnoun

   a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

   "there was never a letup in the noise"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, letup

2. lull, quietverb

   a period of calm weather

   "there was a lull in the storm"

   Synonyms:
   tranquility, placidity, repose, letup, serenity, silence, quiet, tranquillity

3. lullverb

   calm by deception

   "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

   Synonyms:
   tranquillise, calm down, calm, still, tranquillize, quieten, tranquilize, quiet

4. lull, calm downverb

   become quiet or less intensive

   "the fighting lulled for a moment"

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

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

   make calm or still

   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

   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, calm, allay, pipe down, calm down, quieten

Matched Categories

1. • Calm
   • Pause

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   subside, cease, become calm

3. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness

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1. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness, subsidence

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   hush, still, quiet, tranquillize, subside, abate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "lull":

   calm, calmness, quietness, pause, truce, respite, quiet

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1. Daphne Keller:

   That was never going to last, there was a lull, but I think the lull is over.

2. The Oilers:

   Well, we’re nine games in( 3-6-0), i think we’re done figuring it out here. We need to start putting together games. One night it’s the power play. One night it’s a little bit of a lull. One night it’s another thing. So we have to collectively come together and put together 60 full minutes. It sounds so cliche but all areas need to be riding together and that has n’t happened for us yet.

3. Simon Clarke:

   It's entirely possible that we might get a spring-time lull, it's unlikely to make things worse, but we don't know for sure - it's an educated guess.

4. Joe Musgrove:

   Everyone is in that lull right now of feeling we can’t get things right, underperforming the last month and a half has really set us back.

5. Chris Zaccarelli:

   It's the lull before earnings. There's not as much enthusiasm for buying, investors don't think companies will surprise as positively as they did in the first quarter.