Calm and Pique

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Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

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Pique is an antonym for calm.

Nearby Words: calmness, calmed, calming, calmly

Pique verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

Usage example: their sarcastic comments piqued him to respond in kind

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Calm is an antonym for pique in topics: anger, offend.

Nearby Words: piqued, piquing, piquet

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Pique and Calm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/calm/pique

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