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| Main Entry: | still |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, motionless, quiet |
| Synonyms: | closed, deathly, fixed, halcyon, inert, lifeless, noiseless, pacific, peaceful, placid, restful, sealed, serene, silent, smooth, soundless, stable, stagnant, static, stationary, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, untroubled, at rest, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, deathlike, deathly quiet, deathly still, hushed, hushful, stock-still, unstirring, whist |
| Antonyms: | agitated, moving, stirred, unquiet |
| Main Entry: | still |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | however |
| Synonyms: | besides, but, even, furthermore, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, though, yet, after all, for all that, howbeit, still and all, withal |
| Main Entry: | still |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | hush, peace, silence, stillness, noiselessness, quietness, quietude, soundlessness, tranquillity |
| Antonyms: | commotion, disturbance, noise |
| Main Entry: | still |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make quiet, motionless, calm |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, arrest, balm, calm, choke, compose, fix, gag, hush, lull, muffle, muzzle, pacify, quiet, settle, shut down, shut up, silence, slack, smooth, soothe, squash, squelch, stall, stop, subdue, tranquilize, becalm, decrease volume, quieten, shush, smooth over |
| Antonyms: | agitate, disturb, irritate, move |
| Main Entry: | also |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition to |
| Synonyms: | additionally, again, along, and, besides, further, furthermore, including, likewise, more, moreover, plus, still, too, along with, as well, as well as, conjointly, in conjunction with, in like manner, more than that, on top of, over and above, to boot, together with, withal |
| Main Entry: | although |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | even though |
| Synonyms: | albeit, despite, notwithstanding, still, supposing, though, when, whereas, while, admitting, despite the fact, even if, even supposing, granting, granting all this, in spite of, much as |
| Notes: | although and though are interchangeable as conjunctions, but to start a clause, use 'although' |
| Main Entry: | assuage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | soothe, relieve |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, conciliate, cool*, ease, fill, lessen, lighten, lull, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, quench, quiet, sate, satisfy, soften, still, surfeit, sweeten, temper, tranquilize, make nice, pour oil on, take the edge off, take the sting out |
| Antonyms: | exacerbate, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | calm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make composed, quiet |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, compose, cool, hush, lull, mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, quiet, relax, relieve, sedate, settle, soft-pedal*, soothe, steady, still, stroke, tranquilize, becalm, cool it, cool out, lay back, quieten, simmer down, take it easy, take the edge off |
| Antonyms: | agitate, anger, disquiet, distract, excite, inflame, irritate, outrage, rouse, ruffle, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | collected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composed, calm |
| Synonyms: | confident, cool, easy, easygoing, levelheaded, nonchalant, peaceful, placid, possessed, quiet, sanguine, self-possessed, serene, still, sure, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unperturbed, unruffled, poised, unperturbable |
| Antonyms: | agitated, disorganized, excited, upset, worried, mixed up |
| Main Entry: | halcyon |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, peaceful |
| Synonyms: | balmy, bucolic, gentle, golden, happy, harmonious, pastoral, quiet, serene, soothing, still, sunny, tranquil, untroubled, at peace, palmy |
| Main Entry: | hush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | calm, lull, peace, silence, still, stillness, tranquility, peacefulness, quietude |
| Antonyms: | clamor, yelling |
| Main Entry: | hush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to make quiet |
| Synonyms: | choke, gag, muffle, mute, muzzle, quiet, shut up, silence, stifle, still, stop, suppress, burke, quieten, shush |
| Antonyms: | yell |
| Main Entry: | immobile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | motionless, fixed |
| Synonyms: | frozen, immovable, pat, quiescent, rigid, rooted, stable, stagnant, static, stationary, steadfast, stiff, still, stolid, unmoving, anchored, at a standstill, at rest, immobilized, immotile, nailed, nailed down, riveted, stock-still, unmovable |
| Antonyms: | mobile, movable, moving, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | inactive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not engaged in action; inert, lazy |
| Synonyms: | asleep, blah*, disengaged, do-nothing*, dormant, down, dull, idle, immobile, indolent, inoperative, jobless, latent, lax, lethargic, limp, low-key, motionless, ossified, out of commission*, out of work*, passive, quiescent, quiet, sedentary, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, sluggish, somnolent, stable, static, still, torpid, unemployed, unoccupied, unused, abeyant, draggy, in holding pattern, mothballed, on hold, out of action, out of service |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, involved, working |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaudible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent |
| Synonyms: | closemouthed, faint, imperceptible, low, muffled, mum, mute, noiseless, quiet, soundless, still, unclear, uncommunicative, voiceless, hushed, mumbled, muted, nonvocal, not talkative, unhearable, wordless |
| Main Entry: | inert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not moving; lifeless |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, asleep, dead, dormant, down, dull, idle, immobile, impassive, impotent, inactive, inanimate, indolent, languid, lazy, leaden, listless, motionless, numb, paralyzed, passive, phlegmatic, powerless, quiescent, quiet, slack, sleepy, slothful, sluggard, sluggish, static, still, stolid, torpid, unmoving, unresponsive, languorous, slumberous, unreactive |
| Antonyms: | active, alive, animated, lively, mobile, moving, working |
| Main Entry: | lull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, ease off |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, balm, cease, chill out*, compose, cool*, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, hush, let up, lullaby, moderate, pacify, qualify, quell, quiet, settle, slacken, soft-pedal*, soothe, still, stroke, subdue, subside, temper, tranquilize, wane, becalm, cool off, die down, lay back, put a lid on, quiet down, take it easy, take the edge, take the sting out |
| Antonyms: | energize, excite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | motionless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, not moving |
| Synonyms: | dead, deathly, firm, fixed, frozen, immobile, inanimate, inert, lifeless, numb, palsied, paralyzed, petrified, quiescent, quiet, spellbound, stable, stagnant, standing, static, stationary, steadfast, still, torpid, unmoved, unmoving, apoplectic, at a standstill, at rest, becalmed, deadlocked, halted, immotile, stalled, stock-still, transfixed, unmovable |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, lively, mobile, moving |
| Main Entry: | mum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent |
| Synonyms: | bashful, closemouthed, mute, quiet, reserved, secretive, shy, soundless, speechless, still, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, unsociable, voiceless, buttoned up, clammed up, hushed, muted, nonvocal, not forthcoming, not talkative, unspeaking, wordless, zipped |
| Main Entry: | muzzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gag, quiet |
| Synonyms: | bottle up*, censor, check, choke, cork, curb, hush, ice*, muffle, prevent, repress, restrain, restrict, shut down, silence, squash, squelch, stifle, still, stop, suppress, trammel, clamp down on, crack down on, dry up*, dummy up, quieten, shush, tongue-tie |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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