quiet

Definition for quiet

adjective as in without or with little sound

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muted, peaceful, reticent, silent, soft

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close, hushed, low, muffled, mute, quieted, reserved, still, stilled, whist

adjective as in calm, peaceful

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gentle, mild, placid, private, secluded, sedate, serene, shy, smooth, stable, tranquil

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collected, contented, fixed, halcyon, hushed, isolated, level, pacific, remote, reserved, retired, secret, sequestered, still

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docile, inactive, meek, motionless, restful, stagnant, unanxious, undisturbed, unexcited, unfrequented, unruffled, untroubled

adjective as in simple, unobtrusive

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modest, restrained, sober, subdued, unassuming, unpretentious

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conservative, plain

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homely, inobtrusive, tasteful

noun as in calmness, silence

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calm, peace, relaxation, serenity, stillness, tranquillity

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cessation, ease, hush, lull, noiselessness, quietness, quietude, repose, rest, soundlessness, speechlessness, still, stop, termination

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dead air

verb as in make silent, calm

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allay, appease, assuage, hush, mollify, muffle, muzzle, pacify, please, relax, satisfy, soften, soothe, squelch, subdue

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ameliorate, becalm, choke, compose, console, gag, gratify, ice, inactivate, lull, moderate, palliate, quieten, reconcile, settle, shush, silence, slack, smooth, soft pedal, square, squash, still, stroke, tranquilize

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button one's lip, calm down, can it, clam up, cool it, cool out, dummy up, fix up, hold it down, patch things up, shut up, take the bite out of

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The Clarets almost held out against Liverpool and they ran Manchester United close too, but I don't see them keeping City quiet.

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It is just after dawn, and he gestures for me to stay still and keep quiet.

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"As soon as we were able to flip the script, the crowd did change, they did go quiet," he told BBC Sport.

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“Tim himself was actually a kind of quiet intellectual offstage, but onstage he really knew how to let it rip.”

From Los Angeles Times

There are nooks and benches for quiet reading and wide communal tables for group projects.

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