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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

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"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

You are a beginning or intermediate skier, allergic to long lift lines, more interested in peace and quiet than après-ski action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

When there’s peace and quiet, he becomes restless, anxious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

His peace and quiet are another long year away.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026

As long as she let me be with her I kept the peace and quiet.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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