Answer to "Relax" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REST , but the solution may also be CHILL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).

Relax crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
REST	12 %	4
LOOSEN	10 %	6
EASE	10 %	4
EASEUP	6 %	6
LETUP	4 %	5
UNWIND	4 %	6
LOLL	3 %	4
LOOSENUP	3 %	8
TAKEITEASY	3 %	10
ATEASE	2 %	6
LAZE	2 %	4
MELLOWOUT	2 %	9
COOLIT	2 %	6
LETONESHAIRDOWN	2 %	15
UNBEND	2 %	6
CHILLOUT	2 %	8
EASY	1 %	4
CHILL	1 %	5
TAKEFIVE	1 %	8
RESTEASY	1 %	8
LAYBACK	1 %	7
CALM	1 %	4
LIGHTENUP	1 %	9
NOTTOWORRY	1 %	10
KICKBACK	1 %	8
EASYDOESIT	1 %	10
SIMMERDOWN	1 %	10
TAKETEN	1 %	7
GOEASY	1 %	6
LIEBACK	0 %	7
SETTLEDOWN	0 %	10
KEEPYOURSHIRTON	0 %	15
LESSEN	0 %	6
EASEOFF	0 %	7
BECOOL	0 %	6
LIE	0 %	3
LETGO	0 %	5
LOUNGE	0 %	6
UNLOOSE	0 %	7
PLAYITCOOL	0 %	10
SLOWDOWN	0 %	8
SETTLEBACK	0 %	10
TAKETWO	0 %	7
EZDOESIT	0 %	8
LOOSE	0 %	5
DONTHAVEACOWMAN	0 %	15
SETATEASE	0 %	9
DECOMPRESS	0 %	10
STRETCHOUT	0 %	10
LETDOWNONESHAIR	0 %	15
BREATHEEASIER	0 %	13
LIEAROUND	0 %	9
WINDDOWN	0 %	8
RESTUP	0 %	6
TAKEADEEPBREATH	0 %	15
TAKEACHILLPILL	0 %	14
STAYLOOSE	0 %	9
RELENT	0 %	6
THAW	0 %	4
UNCLENCH	0 %	8
STAYCOOL	0 %	8
FEELATEASE	0 %	10
SITAROUND	0 %	9
SLACKEN	0 %	7
DONTWORRY	0 %	9
TAKEABREAK	0 %	10

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Relax

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• unwind
• loosen
• decompress
• loose
• slow down
• loosen up
• make relaxed
• unbend
• unlax
• unstrain
• relaxation
• ease

Crossword Answer definitions

REST noun

1. (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
2. Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
3. Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
4. (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
5. A final position after death.
6. A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
7. A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
8. Absence of motion.
9. A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
10. Any object designed to be used to support something else.
11. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
12. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
13. A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
14. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
15. A set or game at tennis.

REST verb

1. To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
2. To come to a pause or an end; end.
3. To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
4. To be or to put into a state of rest.
5. To stay, remain, be situated.
6. To lean, lie, or lay.
7. To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
8. To sleep; slumber.
9. To lie dormant.
10. To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
11. To rely or depend on.
12. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

REST noun

1. That which remains.
2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
3. A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.

REST verb

1. To remain.

REST verb

1. To arrest.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result REST

• Caesura
• Take five
• Break
• Kick back
• Moment of silence
• Observe the Sabbath?
• Pause
• Peace of mind
• Take a break
• Take a breather

More clues leading to the result LOOSEN

• Ease
• Let out a bit
• Untie
• Give some slack
• Relax
• Untie or bend
• Aerate, as soil
• Relax, with "up"
• Relax, as regulations
• Ease up

More clues leading to the result EASE

• Affluence
• Alleviate
• Comfort
• Facility
• Good life
• Leisure
• Let up
• Letup
• Life of Riley
• Move carefully

More clues leading to the result EASEUP

• "Leave me alone!"
• Pull back a bit
• Lower the intensity
• Become moderate
• Put the brakes on
• Slack off
• Show a little mercy
• Slacken
• Relax
• Abate

More clues leading to the result LETUP

• Ease off
• Slacken
• Abatement
• Pause
• Die down
• Diminish
• Abate
• Relax
• Back off
• Relaxed

More clues leading to the result UNWIND

• Sit back and relax
• Relax after a hard day
• Relax after work
• Relax
• Chillax
• Loosen up
• Disentangle.
• Relax.
• Take five
• Take it easy after a hard day

More clues leading to the result LOLL

• Act the couch potato
• Droop
• Stretch out on the sofa
• Take it easy
• Use a hammock
• Hang around
• Be a couch potato
• Lounge about
• Chillax
• Enjoy your vacation

More clues leading to the result LOOSENUP

• "Relax already!"
• "Relax"
• RELAX
• "Take a chill pill!"
• Grow more relaxed
• "Relax!"
• Chill, so to speak
• Get ready to play
• Stretch
• Stretch, say

More clues leading to the result TAKEITEASY

• Hang loose
• "Lighten up!"
• A thief said ...
• Heed a playlist entry from the Eagles
• Kick back
• "Calm down!"
• "Calm down"
• "So long!"
• "Be calm!"
• "Chill out!"

More clues leading to the result ATEASE

• Drill instructor's command
• Drill-sergeant's command
• Drill instructor's directive
• Relaxing
• Relaxed
• "Relax, soldiers!"
• Drill sergeant directive
• Standing order?
• "Relax, private!"
• "Relax, dogface!"

More clues leading to the result LAZE

• Be a loafer
• Dilly-dally
• Act the couch potato
• Loaf
• Act like a couch potato
• Do a whole bunch of nothing
• Do little
• Sit around and do nothing
• Chillax
• Take it easy

More clues leading to the result MELLOWOUT

• "Chill!"
• Don't have a cow!
• Relax
• "Relax!"

More clues leading to the result COOLIT

• Calm down
• Restraining order?
• "Settle down!"
• "Keep your shirt on!"
• "Whoa! Easy there!"
• "Whoa there"
• "Calm down!"
• "Take it easy, Fonz!"
• "Simmer down!"
• Relax

More clues leading to the result LETONESHAIRDOWN

• Relax
• Loosen up
• Cast off inhibitions
• Become informal
• Relax, literally
• Loosen up, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters
• Lose inhibitions

More clues leading to the result UNBEND

• Straighten
• Straighten out
• Get to go straight?
• Relax a little
• Relax
• Be less formal.
• Become affable.
• Relent
• Get straight
• Straighten out, as an iron bar

More clues leading to the result CHILLOUT

• Cool it
• "Cool it!"
• "Dude, relax!"
• Kick back
• Relax
• Hang loose
• Refrigeration mechanic's "Stay cool!"?
• "Don't get so worked up!"
• Relax, to a refrigerator technician?

More clues leading to the result EASY

• Piece of cake
• Simple
• "___ Rider"
• "____ Rider" (Fonda film)
• Like a piece of cake
• Like pie?
• Piece of cake?
• Word before street or chair
• __ listening (radio format)
• __-Off oven cleaner

More clues leading to the result CHILL

• Cause shivering
• "The Big ___"
• Laid-back, in slang
• Relax and kick back
• "Don't panic"
• Kick back and relax
• "Calm down"
• Take it easy
• Put on ice
• "Cool it!"

More clues leading to the result TAKEFIVE

• Dave Brubeck Quartet hit
• Give it a rest?
• Relax
• Dave Brubeck signature piece
• Relax (and title of this puzzle)
• Dave Brubeck tune
• Chill for a while
• Stop for a cup of coffee, say
• Break
• Relax, in musicians' jargon

More clues leading to the result RESTEASY

• "Not to worry"
• "No need to worry"
• Stop worrying
• "Relax, don't fret"
• Enjoy peace of mind
• Have no cause to worry
• Quit worrying
• Remain carefree
• Be free from worry
• Stop fretting

More clues leading to the result LAYBACK

• Relax
• Take it easy

More clues leading to the result CALM

• Pre-storm period
• Precedes a storm
• Composed
• Not windy
• At peace
• Easy for the crew, perhaps
• Tranquil
• Unruffled
• Bane for sailors
• Storm's eye, e.g.

More clues leading to the result LIGHTENUP

• "Relax, will ya!"
• "Chill out!"
• Take it easier
• Dieter's credo?
• "Chill!"
• Relax
• Relax, to a dietician?
• "Don't act so serious!"
• "Don't be so serious!"
• "Relax!"

More clues leading to the result NOTTOWORRY

• "Relax"
• "Relax!"
• "It'll be fine"
• [ ]
• "It's all good"
• Stay cool!

More clues leading to the result KICKBACK

• Relax
• Questionable rebate
• Illegal refund.
• Sharp reaction.
• Refund, snide style.
• Retaliate with the foot.
• Recoil

More clues leading to the result EASYDOESIT

• Reminder to stay cool
• "No need to get excited"
• Relax!
• "Relax"
• Caution to one getting too hot?
• "Careful now" ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 27- and 46-Across
• "Not too much"
• Oral relaxant?
• Words of advice to the overzealous.
• Caution!

More clues leading to the result SIMMERDOWN

• "Take a chill pill!"
• Cool off
• "Hush!" to a cook?
• "Be quiet!"
• "Be calm!"
• "Don't get so upset!"
• Get over a tantrum
• Relax
• "Relax!"

More clues leading to the result TAKETEN

• Break for coffee, perhaps
• Rest
• Relax
• Enjoy a break
• Director's order
• Rest for a moment
• Rest for a while
• "Break time!"
• Director's cry
• Have a break

More clues leading to the result GOEASY

• Be lax or lenient
• Lighten up
• ___ on (act with moderation)
• Be soft
• Be lenient
• Be soft (on)
• Relax
• Treat with leniency
• Deal with gently
• Plea for gentleness

More clues leading to the result LIEBACK

• Recline
• Relax

More clues leading to the result SETTLEDOWN

• "Cool it!"
• Realtor's "Stay cool!"?
• Accommodate one's self to a regular way of life.
• Lead a more routine life.
• Relax.
• Take up a regular job.
• Locate
• Union: last stage
• "Quit horsing around!"
• "Take it easy!"

More clues leading to the result KEEPYOURSHIRTON

• Don't have a cow!
• Words to the impatient
• "Don't get so excited!"
• "Hold your horses!"
• "Cool it!"
• "Be patient"
• "Relax," and an apt title for this puzzle
• "No need to get so excited"
• "Wait!"
• "Calm down!"

More clues leading to the result LESSEN

• Diminish
• Abate
• Ebb
• Cut down on auditor's classroom assignment (6)
• Ease up, as pressure
• Pull back
• Subside
• Cut back
• Mitigate
• Let up

More clues leading to the result EASEOFF

• Loosen
• Abate
• RELAX
• Lighten up
• Back away
• Cool it
• Let up
• Slacken.
• Put slack on the mainsheet.
• Slacken sail.

More clues leading to the result BECOOL

• "Chill!"
• "Chill, bro!"
• "Chill out, dude"
• "Don't overreact"
• "Relax"
• "Chill, dude!"
• "Chill out!"
• "Relax, dude"
• Don't go off
• Don't explode, informally

More clues leading to the result LIE

• "The check is in the mail," often
• Course position
• Fish story
• Flunk a polygraph
• Golfer's consideration
• Make the polygraph go nuts
• Pinocchio's downfall
• Sprawl
• Swear that black is white
• Tell a whopper

More clues leading to the result LETGO

• Fire
• Release
• Command said while hitting someone with your purse
• Don't be inhibited
• Downsized
• Released
• Given one's walking papers
• Taken off the payroll
• "Turn loose!"
• Dismiss

More clues leading to the result LOUNGE

• Take it easy
• Greenroom
• Lizard's place
• Lizard's pad
• Lizard's hangout?
• Kind of lizard
• Torch singer's venue
• Type of chair or lizard
• Variety of lizard?
• Lie languorously

More clues leading to the result UNLOOSE

• Free
• Set free
• Let go
• Turn free
• Release, redundantly
• Let free
• Free from restraint
• Emulate Pandora
• Set free.
• Liberate.

More clues leading to the result PLAYITCOOL

• Be nonchalant
• Act casual
• Heed a playlist entry from Super Furry Animals
• Act naturally
• Stay aloof
• Show indifference: Colloq.
• Show no anxiety
• Relax
• Act calmly

More clues leading to the result SLOWDOWN

• Heed a playlist entry from the Beatles or Selena Gomez
• Relax
• Type of protest by workers.
• Show of labor union displeasure.
• Take it easy.
• Decelerate
• Trooper's warning
• What the mere sight of a trooper causes
• What spotting a trooper causes
• Decline

More clues leading to the result SETTLEBACK

• Relax

More clues leading to the result TAKETWO

• Second shot, on a movie set
• Second shot
• Second film shot
• Relax.
• Another shot

More clues leading to the result EZDOESIT

• "Relax!"

More clues leading to the result LOOSE

• Free
• Tetherless
• Unleashed
• At large
• At liberty
• Like a muumuu
• Like a successful dieter's clothes
• Unfettered
• On the lam
• Inexact

More clues leading to the result DONTHAVEACOWMAN

• Bart Simpson catchphrase
• "Chill out!"
• Bart Simpson catch phrase
• "Relax!"
• Bart Simpson replay

More clues leading to the result SETATEASE

• Free from anxiety
• Make less anxious
• Help to unwind
• Calm
• Make comfortable
• Reassure
• Relax

More clues leading to the result DECOMPRESS

• RELAX
• Wind down
• Relax at a spa

More clues leading to the result STRETCHOUT

• Relax
• Elongate
• Lie down comfortably
• Relax on a sofa, e.g.
• CRANE
• Use the whole sofa, perhaps

More clues leading to the result LETDOWNONESHAIR

• Act without self-restraint
• Relax
• Cut loose

More clues leading to the result BREATHEEASIER

• Relax

More clues leading to the result LIEAROUND

• Be unproductive
• Relax aimlessly
• Idle.
• Be idle
• Relax

More clues leading to the result WINDDOWN

• RELAX
• Watchmakers never retire, they just __

More clues leading to the result RESTUP

• Try to get one's strength back
• Renew one's strength
• Take five
• Take a breather
• Take a break
• Gather one's strength
• Relax between games
• Regain one's strength
• Recuperate
• Take it easy

More clues leading to the result TAKEADEEPBREATH

• Pre-baptism instruction?
• "Cool it!"
• Doctor's request suggested by the last words of 17- and 39-Across
• Hold your horses!
• Diver's "Stay cool!"?
• "Calm down"
• "Relax!"
• Prepare to dive in
• "Easy does it!"
• "Stop ... don't panic"

More clues leading to the result TAKEACHILLPILL

• "Easy!"
• "Wait!"
• "Relax!"
• Easy!

More clues leading to the result STAYLOOSE

• Stretch, say
• Relax
• Not get tense

More clues leading to the result RELENT

• Let up
• Moderate
• Succumb
• Ease up
• Give in
• Yield
• Back down
• Give some slack
• Stop being a hardass
• Eventually bend

More clues leading to the result THAW

• Melt down
• Spring phenomenon
• Liquefy
• Melt
• Détente, so to speak
• Become friendly
• Defrost
• Microwave option
• Pull out one's meat, perhaps
• Sign of Spring

More clues leading to the result UNCLENCH

• Loosen, as one's butt
• Relax, as one's fist
• Relax
• Open, as a fist
• Relax, as fists

More clues leading to the result STAYCOOL

• Don't have a cow!
• Relax
• Remain calm
• Yearbook-signing cliché
• Informal goodbye

More clues leading to the result FEELATEASE

• Conquer one's nerves
• Relax
• Have no knots
• Chill, so to speak

More clues leading to the result SITAROUND

• Do nothing, perhaps
• Do nothing
• Relax

More clues leading to the result SLACKEN

• Slow down
• Loosen up
• Become looser
• Let up
• Lose tension
• Slow up.
• Let up.
• Ease off.
• Slow down.
• Grow limp.

More clues leading to the result DONTWORRY

• "Everything'll be fine!"
• "Everything is going to be okay!"
• "Everything's going to be OK!"
• "Relax!"
• Words of comfort
• Lead-in to "Be happy"
• Be happy!
• Partner of "Be happy!"
• "Be happy!" front
• "It's OK!"

More clues leading to the result TAKEABREAK

• RELAX
• Rest
• "Whoa!"
• Stop temporarily
• Go out for coffee: Slang.
• See 22 Across.
• Indulge in a spring fancy
• Have a rest period
• Stop working
• "That's enough for now"