RILE Antonyms

• (of weather) free from storm or wind

• steadiness of mind under stress

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

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• make calm or still

• make steady

• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

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

• a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

• a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

• the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

• a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

• satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing

• bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

• assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal

• give moral or emotional strength to

• lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

• a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

• give pleasure to or be pleasing to

• take delight in

• hold spellbound

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• make less rigid or softer

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• used in polite request

• give pleasure to or be pleasing to

• be the will of or have the will (to)

• give satisfaction

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• make less taut

• become loose or looser or less tight

• cause to feel relaxed

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make less severe or strict

• become less severe or strict

• make less active or fast

• give moral or emotional strength to

• cause to feel better