Becalm and Heighten

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Becalm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

Usage example: becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks

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Heighten is an antonym for becalm.

Heighten verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

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Becalm is an antonym for heighten.

Nearby Words: height, heightening

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Heighten and Becalm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/becalm/heighten

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