PAROXYSM Antonyms

• (of weather) free from storm or wind

• steadiness of mind under stress

• wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• make calm or still

• make steady

• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

• steadiness of mind under stress

• power to direct or determine

• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

• the activity of managing or exerting control over something

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• discipline in personal and social activities

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

• exercise authoritative control or power over

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• handle and cause to function

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

• compatibility in opinion and action

• the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

• a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

• agreement of opinions

• an agreeable sound property

• the state prevailing during the absence of war

• harmonious relations; freedom from disputes

• the absence of mental stress or anxiety

• the general security of public places

• a treaty to cease hostilities

• (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

• (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

• a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount

• the act of making less strict

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

• the absence of mental stress or anxiety

• the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast

• a stable order (especially of society)

• the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

• freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct

• the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place

• the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

• an untroubled state; free from disturbances

• a state of peace and quiet