Ease Up

Synonyms of ease up

• slow down
• relax
• take it easy

Antonyms of ease up

• increase
• intensify
• hasten

Collocations of ease up

stress

Frequency: 70 %

She decided to ease up on her workload to reduce stress.

pressure

Frequency: 65 %

The manager asked the team to ease up on the deadline pressure.

tension

Frequency: 60 %

A relaxing vacation can help ease up tension in the body.

control

Frequency: 50 %

He needed to ease up on trying to control every aspect of the project.

pace

Frequency: 45 %

The teacher advised the students to ease up on their studying pace.

Idiomatic Expressions for ease up

• Phrase: lighten up
  Meaning: to become less serious or intense
  Usage: When someone is being too serious or uptight, you can tell them to lighten up to suggest they should relax and have fun.