LULLED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

lulled

verb

past tense of lull

as in calmed

to free from distress or disturbance the absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security

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Recent Examples of lulled Perhaps Hollywood had lulled us into believing that runaway machine intelligence was, well, just the stuff of science fiction. — Michael Oreskes, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026 Despite the belligerents’ massive wartime potential, populations and policymakers were lulled into a false sense of control. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Exhausted parents may also be lulled to sleep by the ocean effects! — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026 Ironically, my reaction to a previous illuminated tire light may have lulled me into complacency when that light returned months later. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026 While there was movement on the bases for both starters, the game lulled until the seventh. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 Paraguay can’t afford to be lulled into a false sense of security. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Some oil veterans worry the market, lulled by these workarounds, is underestimating the real-world impact. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 However, don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 May 2026

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After things calmed down, Crespo was curious how Isabella, 9, knew to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

— Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Global oil and gas markets have calmed since prices spiked at the start of the war, but prices are still significantly higher than before the conflict, and rose again early Friday.

— Amin Khodadadi, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of calmed

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The fountain sits just behind the Angelo Mariani Theater and is composed of over 300,000 golden polychrome mosaic tiles from Ravenna.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Expand the Legislative Ethics Commission — which oversees the IG and is composed entirely of General Assembly members — to include public representatives.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of composed

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None of this has quieted the hype, or the revisionist history.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
As the bartender quieted whatever terrible hair-metal mixtape had been playing over the house PA, and the lights glowed red on the stage, Ryan was trying to create the illusion of a behind-the-curtain, big-stage, rock star entrance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

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