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quiet
adjective as in without or with little sound
adjective as in calm, peaceful
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gentle, mild, placid, private, secluded, sedate, serene, shy, smooth, stable, tranquil
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collected, contented, fixed, halcyon, hushed, isolated, level, pacific, remote, reserved, retired, secret, sequestered, still
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docile, inactive, meek, motionless, restful, stagnant, unanxious, undisturbed, unexcited, unfrequented, unruffled, untroubled
adjective as in simple, unobtrusive
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modest, restrained, sober, subdued, unassuming, unpretentious
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noun as in calmness, silence
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cessation, ease, hush, lull, noiselessness, quietness, quietude, repose, rest, soundlessness, speechlessness, still, stop, termination
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verb as in make silent, calm
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allay, appease, assuage, hush, mollify, muffle, muzzle, pacify, please, relax, satisfy, soften, soothe, squelch, subdue
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ameliorate, becalm, choke, compose, console, gag, gratify, ice, inactivate, lull, moderate, palliate, quieten, reconcile, settle, shush, silence, slack, smooth, soft pedal, square, squash, still, stroke, tranquilize
Weak matches
button one's lip, calm down, can it, clam up, cool it, cool out, dummy up, fix up, hold it down, patch things up, shut up, take the bite out of
Example Sentences
Barred from the closed-door discussion, the 22-year-old was later seen on camera picking up her things from the dais and making a quiet exit.
The Elsinore fault zone is actually one of the largest in Southern California, according to Caltech, but “in historical times, has been one of the quietest.”
The England forward had been fairly quiet in the first half as the French champions looked on course for a routine win, leading 2-0 after 27 minutes and 5-1 on aggregate.
It was a beautiful spring day, and the Kennedy Center appeared to be well-tended but unusually quiet.
I wanted a version that leaned deeper into warmth and richness, less about sugary comfort and more about quiet complexity.
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Q: Fill in the blank: "Salchipapas" is a portmanteau of the Spanish words for ______ and ______.
- salt and potatoes
- sausage and French fries
- sardines and French fries
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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