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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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For Evie, it’s the best magic of all: the peace and quiet of a sleeping house.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m not sure what planet she lives on but I haven’t seen peace and quiet in this world since 1950.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

"From now on, we need peace and quiet."

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.