Synonyms for lull
lʌllull

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1. lullnoun

   To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

   About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high 808surfer.com forum

   Synonyms:
   appease

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   calm, quiet, hush, still, tranquilize

2. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   quiet, assuagement, cessation, quiescence, subsidence

   Antonyms:
   tumult, excitement, storm, tempest

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. letup, lullnoun

   a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

   "there was never a letup in the noise"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, letup

2. lull, quietverb

   a period of calm weather

   "there was a lull in the storm"

   Synonyms:
   tranquility, placidity, repose, letup, serenity, silence, quiet, tranquillity

3. lullverb

   calm by deception

   "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

   Synonyms:
   tranquillise, calm down, calm, still, tranquillize, quieten, tranquilize, quiet

4. lull, calm downverb

   become quiet or less intensive

   "the fighting lulled for a moment"

   Synonyms:
   cool off, settle down, simmer down, tranquillise, calm down, calm, cool it, still, tranquillize, chill out, quieten, tranquilize, quiet

5. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillverb

   make calm or still

   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

   Synonyms:
   silence, hush, tranquilize, relieve, tranquillize, becalm, quiet down, ease, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, shut up, quiesce, hush up, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, allay, pipe down, calm down, quieten

Matched Categories

1. • Calm
   • Pause

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   subside, cease, become calm

3. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. lullnoun

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness, subsidence

2. lullverb

   Synonyms:
   hush, still, quiet, tranquillize, subside, abate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "lull":

   calm, calmness, quietness, pause, truce, respite, quiet

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How to use lull in a sentence?

1. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Share price movement up or down takes place only 45 mins in the first and the last hour of trading session and rest of the time in between there is completely lull or virtually no significant action

2. Tony Gonzales:

   And then it stops, and he barricades himself in. That's where there's kind of a lull in the action, all of it, I understand, lasted about an hour, but this is where there's kind of a 30-minute lull. They feel as if they've got him barricaded in. The rest of the students in the school are now leaving.

3. Pete Marocco:

   I don’t see him as having that sort of sensitivity or caring unless there might have been some sort of tactic or mutual agreement with China, if he did that, that would be a surprising strategic blunder on his part. I tend to think that there’s another explanation behind the scenes as to why there was this lull before the start. Perhaps to allow predictable sanctions targets enough time to move assets before U.S. sanctions would be put in place.

4. Cooper Kupp:

   We talk a lot about just being able to do your job, we went through a little bit of a lull there leading into halftime and through that third quarter. We just needed to keep pushing and keep trusting in the details of things.

5. Chris Zaccarelli:

   It's the lull before earnings. There's not as much enthusiasm for buying, investors don't think companies will surprise as positively as they did in the first quarter.