Synonyms of mellow

Verb


1. mellow, soften

usage: soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

2. mellow, melt, mellow out, change

usage: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"

3. mellow, soften

usage: make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

Adjective


1. laid-back, mellow, relaxed (vs. tense)

usage: unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation"

2. mellow, mellowed, ripe (vs. green), mature

usage: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"

3. mellow, mellowed, mature (vs. immature)

usage: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

4. mellow, soft (vs. hard)

usage: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

5. high, mellow, intoxicated (vs. sober), drunk, inebriated

usage: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

Adverb


1. mellowly, mellow

usage: (obsolete) in a mellow manner

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