Bother and Calm

Bother

Bother noun - A state of noisy, confused activity.
Usage example: the whole household was in a bother, as our overnight guests were expected to arrive any minute

Calm is an antonym for bother in topics: trouble, harass.

Calm

Calm noun - A state of freedom from storm or disturbance.

Bother is an antonym for calm.

Nearby Words: calmness, calmed, calming, calmly

How words are described

good good bother good calm
perfect perfect bother perfect calm
small small bother small calm

Common collocations

sense bother sense calm sense
people bother people calm people
children bother children calm children
bit bother bit calm bit

Both words in one sentence

  • The motel manager has to ask them to calm it down; Jesse just hands him some cash and tells him not to bother them again.
    Source: Wall Bang Her
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