noun
pause, calm
Synonyms: abeyance, break, breather, breathing spell, calmness, coffee break, comma, downtime, hiatus, hush, layoff, letup, pausation, quiescence, quiet, respite, silence, stillness, stop, time-out, tranquility
Antonyms: busyness, continuation, disturbance, energy
verb
calm, ease off
Synonyms: abate, allay, balm, becalm, cease, chill out, compose, cool, cool off, decrease, die down, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, hush, lay back, let up, lullaby, moderate, pacify, put a lid on, qualify, quell, quiet, quiet down, settle, slacken, soft-pedal, soothe, still, stroke, subdue, subside, take it easy, take the edge, take the sting out, temper, tranquilize, wane
Antonyms: energize, excite