cool off

1. 1.

   become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

   “After the fight both men need to cool off.”

   “It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.”

   Synonymscalmcalm downchill outsimmer downsettle downcool it

   Broaderchange state
2. 2.

   lose intensity

   “His enthusiasm cooled considerably”

   Synonymscoolcool down

   Broaderchange
3. 3.

   feel less enamoured of something or somebody

   Broaderfeel

Questions about cool off

What does cool off mean?

cool off means "become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cool off?

Close synonyms include calm, calm down, chill out, simmer down, settle down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cool off a common word?

cool off is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.