Definitions

peace and quiet

NOUN

singleness

Synonyms

STRONG

confinement desert detachment emptiness isolation loneliness lonesomeness privacy quarantine reclusiveness retirement seclusion separateness silence solitariness solitude waste wasteland wilderness withdrawal

WEAK

loneness

NOUN

solitariness

Synonyms

STRONG

confinement desert detachment emptiness isolation loneliness lonesomeness privacy quarantine reclusiveness retirement seclusion separateness silence singleness solitude waste wasteland wilderness withdrawal

WEAK

loneness

NOUN

solitude

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emptiness isolation loneliness seclusion silence

STRONG

confinement desert detachment lonesomeness privacy quarantine reclusiveness retirement separateness solitariness waste wasteland wilderness withdrawal

WEAK

loneness

Antonyms

WEAK

companionship friendship togetherness

Example Sentences

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One ad named “Find Your Waymoment,” which aired earlier this year in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, depicted a performance artist enjoying the peace and quiet of a driverless car after an intense performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"We're only away for a few days anyway so I tend not to use my phone so much for some peace and quiet," said Lynne Cornish from the Rhondda Valley.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

His peace and quiet are another long year away.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

He worried that a data center would destroy his peace and quiet, bringing noise and light pollution and hogging the area’s water and electricity.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

“Thought you were going to get some peace and quiet, did you?”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

peace and quiet

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