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quiet
adjective as in without or with little sound
adjective as in calm, peaceful
Strongest matches
gentle, mild, placid, private, secluded, sedate, serene, shy, smooth, stable, tranquil
Strong matches
collected, contented, fixed, halcyon, hushed, isolated, level, pacific, remote, reserved, retired, secret, sequestered, still
Weak matches
docile, inactive, meek, motionless, restful, stagnant, unanxious, undisturbed, unexcited, unfrequented, unruffled, untroubled
adjective as in simple, unobtrusive
Strongest matches
modest, restrained, sober, subdued, unassuming, unpretentious
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in calmness, silence
Strongest matches
Strong matches
cessation, ease, hush, lull, noiselessness, quietness, quietude, repose, rest, soundlessness, speechlessness, still, stop, termination
Weak match
verb as in make silent, calm
Strongest matches
allay, appease, assuage, hush, mollify, muffle, muzzle, pacify, please, relax, satisfy, soften, soothe, squelch, subdue
Strong matches
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
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
Warren Buffett said in his final Thanksgiving letter before he retires in the coming weeks that he’s “going quiet.”
Watkins understood that “Badlands” would involve both the type of action that audiences expect from a “Predator” film as well as more quiet moments where characters are just talking to each other.
But in El Paso - a city in Texas on the US-Mexico border - the streets are unusually quiet.
The scandals surrounding the King's brother Andrew have been like a howling gale in recent weeks, but this was a moment of quiet and stillness.
The north pole was believed to be geologically quiet and inactive.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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