Calm and Deter

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Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

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Deter is an antonym for calm.

Nearby Words: calmness, calmed, calming, calmly

Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.

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Calm is an antonym for deter in check topic.

people	calm people	deter people
group	calm group	deter group
bit	calm bit	deter bit
creatures	calm creatures	deter creatures
Other words: animals, shippers.

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