Thesaurus / placid
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He uses the relatively placid actions of some to minimize the obvious violence and vandalism committed by others.
HOW THE RIGHT IS TRYING TO RESHAPE THE HISTORY OF THE JAN. 6 RIOTPHILIP BUMPJUNE 17, 2021WASHINGTON POSTBuilt in 1960, the facility is now as well known for its placid, soaring architecture as for the boundary-pushing science that happens in its labs.
SCIENTISTS REPORT CREATING THE FIRST EMBRYO WITH HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN PRIMATE CELLSALICE PARKAPRIL 15, 2021TIMEDespite the warning signs posted around the lake, some visitors have waded into the seemingly placid waters of Emerald Pool, only to get whisked away by the current.
DANGER LURKS IN NATIONAL PARKS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY WHERE YOU EXPECT ITMILES HOWARDFEBRUARY 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe benchmark is hovering at nearly double the level it was a year ago—suggesting a new normal relative to the placid expectations of recent years, and compared with the exuberance in the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 that soared more than 45% last year.
WHILE US STOCKS PUNCH THROUGH RECORD HIGHS, THE VIX INDEX IS SIGNALING CAUTIONJOHN DETRIXHEJANUARY 4, 2021QUARTZCalcium-carbonate tufa spires shoot up from the placid waters, resulting in an eerie display of the lake’s peculiar chemistry.
YOUR NEW ADVENTURE TRAVEL BUCKET LISTTHE EDITORSDECEMBER 21, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEThese are known, for mathematical reasons, as saddle points, and they look like fairly placid geometries.
THE MOST FAMOUS PARADOX IN PHYSICS NEARS ITS ENDGEORGE MUSSEROCTOBER 29, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEMrs. Newbolt was looking away toward the hills, a dreamy cast in her placid face.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThe baby had thrived; as placid, laughing a little thing as if its mother had never known sorrow.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONFrulein Timm belongs to the single sisterhood, but is one of the fresh and placid kind, and as neat as wax.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYThey mostly wore the placid expression of folks engaged in business affairs instead of the worried look of pleasure-seekers.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEWORDS RELATED TO PLACID
- all quiet
- amicable
- at peace
- bloodless
- calm
- collected
- composed
- constant
- easeful
- equable
- free from strife
- gentle
- halcyon
- harmonious
- irenic
- level
- mellow
- neutral
- neutralist
- nonbelligerent
- nonviolent
- on friendly terms
- on good terms
- pacifistic
- peace-loving
- peaceable
- placatory
- placid
- quiet
- restful
- smooth
- sociable
- steady
- still
- tranquil
- undisturbed
- unruffled
- untroubled
- without hostility
- collected
- contented
- docile
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- hushed
- inactive
- isolated
- level
- meek
- mild
- motionless
- pacific
- placid
- private
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- smooth
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- tranquil
- unanxious
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unfrequented
- unruffled
- untroubled
- collected
- contented
- docile
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- hushed
- inactive
- isolated
- level
- meek
- mild
- motionless
- pacific
- placid
- private
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- smooth
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- tranquil
- unanxious
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unfrequented
- unruffled
- untroubled
- collected
- contented
- docile
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- hushed
- inactive
- isolated
- level
- meek
- mild
- motionless
- pacific
- placid
- private
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- smooth
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- tranquil
- unanxious
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unfrequented
- unruffled
- untroubled
- amenable
- breezy
- calm
- carefree
- casual
- collected
- complaisant
- composed
- devil-may-care
- easy
- easygoing
- even-tempered
- flexible
- free and easy
- hang-loose
- happy-go-lucky
- indolent
- indulgent
- informal
- insouciant
- laid-back
- lazy
- lenient
- liberal
- low-pressure
- mild
- moderate
- natural
- nonchalant
- offhand
- outgiving
- patient
- placid
- poised
- self-possessed
- serene
- spontaneous
- tolerant
- tranquil
- unceremonious
- unconcerned
- uncritical
- undemanding
- unhurried
- uninhibited
- unrestrained
- aloof
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- ceremonious
- close
- close-mouthed
- cold
- collected
- composed
- conventional
- cool
- demure
- diffident
- distant
- eremitic
- formal
- frigid
- gentle
- icy
- mild
- misanthropic
- modest
- noncommittal
- offish
- peaceful
- placid
- prim
- quiet
- reclusive
- restrained
- reticent
- retiring
- secretive
- sedate
- self-contained
- serene
- shy
- soft-spoken
- solitary
- standoffish
- taciturn
- unapproachable
- uncommunicative
- uncompanionable
- undemonstrative
- unresponsive
- withdrawn
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