| Main Entry: |
quiet |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
make silent, calm |
Synonyms: |
allay,
ameliorate,
appease,
assuage, becalm, button one's lip, calm down, can it,
choke, clam up,
compose,
console, cool it, cool out, dummy up, fix up, gag,
gratify, hold it down, hush,
ice*, inactivate,
lull,
moderate,
mollify, muffle, muzzle,
pacify, palliate, patch things up,
please, quieten,
reconcile,
relax,
satisfy,
settle, shush, shut up,
silence,
slack,
smooth, soft-pedal,
soften,
soothe,
square, squash, squelch,
still,
stroke,
subdue, take the bite out of, tranquilize
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| Notes: |
quiet (noun) is the absence of sound - (verb) to make calm, still, or quiet - (adjective) free of noise or uproar or making little if any sound; quite means to the greatest extent or actually, really, or truly |
Antonyms: |
turn up
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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