becalmed

The word “becalmed” has 2 syllables: be-calmed

It's pronounced as /bɪˈkɑːmd/

What is synonym and antonym for becalmed?

In the thesaurus, “becalmed” has 66 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for becalmed along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for becalmed

allayed
alleviated
apoplectic
appeased
assuaged
at a standstill
at rest
calmed
composed
conciliated
dead
deadlocked
deathly
eased
firm
fixed
frozen
halted
hushed
immobile
immotile
inanimate
inert
laid
lifeless
lullabied
lulled
mitigated
mollified
narcotized
numb
pacified
palsied
paralyzed
petrified
placated
quelled
quiescent
quiet
quieted
quietened
relaxed
relieved
salved
sedated
settled
solaced
soothed
spellbound
stable
stagnant
stalled
standing
static
stationary
steadfast
still
stilled
stock-still
stupefied
torpid
tranquilized
transfixed
unmovable
unmoved
unmoving

Antonyms for becalmed

active
aggravated
agitated
alive
aroused
busy
discomposed
disquieted
disturbed
excited
fomented
heightened
incited
intensified
lively
mobile
moving
perturbed
roused
unfixed
upset
vexed
worked up

Meanings of becalmed

verb
1. To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.
2. To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).
adjective
1. (of a sailing ship) Unable to move due to lack of wind.

Example Sentences

The sailors were becalmed in the middle of the ocean for days.
The ship lay becalmed under the hot sun with no wind to move it.
They felt becalmed both physically and mentally after hours of waiting.
The small boat was becalmed, drifting slowly on the water.
His nerves were becalmed after hearing the reassuring news.

On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to becalmed, such as: active, aggravated, agitated, alive, allayed, alleviated, apoplectic.

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