Another word for quiet
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Adjective
Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise
- To make silent or quiet.
- To calm; soothe.
- To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
- Quiet; calm.
- Not moving or in motion:
- Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
- Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
- Having or making no sound.
- Marked by absence of noise or sound; still:
- Not inclined to speak; not talkative:
- Not speaking or refraining from speech:
- Having or making no noise.
- Very quietly. In soft tones.
- Simple past tense and past participle of hush.
Not irritating, strident, or loud
- Producing or resembling a whisper.
- subdue
- reduced or low in intensity; muted
- quiet or withdrawn
- Yielding readily to pressure or weight:
- Easily molded, cut, or worked:
- Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it:
- Being below average in size:
- Being below average in quantity or extent:
- Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
- Relaxed, unstressful, not pressured.
- Having low intensity; restrained, as in style or quality; subdued.
- Having or producing uniformly dark tones with few areas of contrast, as in a photograph or film.
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- Very quietly. In soft tones.
- Simple past tense and past participle of hush.
Motionless and undisturbed
- Not disturbed or distracted.
- Without trouble or disturbance; calm:
- Free from commotion or disturbance:
- Free from anxiety, tension, or restlessness; composed:
- Steady; even:
- Quiet; calm.
- Not moving or in motion:
- Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
- Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
- Content or composed; untroubled:
- Unaffected by disturbance; calm or peaceful:
- Unclouded; fair:
- Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet:
- Not agitated physically; not disturbed:
- Not easily upset or excited; mild or complacent:
- Undisturbed by strife, turmoil, or disagreement; tranquil:
- Inclined or disposed to peace; peaceable:
- Not involving violence or employing force:
- Calm and peaceful; tranquil.
- Prosperous; golden:
- A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.
- Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
- Not excited or agitated; composed:
- An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
Not showy or obtrusive
- Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
- Having, showing, or being in keeping with good taste.
- Pleasing in flavor; tasty.
- subdue
- reduced or low in intensity; muted
- quiet or withdrawn
- Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
- Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
- Prevented from moving; held down or secured:
- Not noticeable; unobtrusive.
Noun
The absence of sound or noise
- The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
- Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
- Not moving or in motion:
- Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
- Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
- The state or condition of being soundless.
- The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.
- The absence of sound; stillness.
- A period of time without speech or noise.
- To make silent or quiet.
- To calm; soothe.
- To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
An absence of motion or disturbance
- The state or condition of being untroubled; freedom from worry.
- the quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity
- The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
- Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
- The state or quality of being serene.
- The state or quality of being placid.
- The state of being placid; peacefulness.
- The state of being peaceful.
- The absence of war or other hostilities.
- An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:
- Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations:
- To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm:
- To deceive into trustfulness:
- To become calm:
- To make silent or quiet.
- To calm; soothe.
- To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
- (uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
- (countable) The product of being calm.
- Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
- Not excited or agitated; composed:
- An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
Verb
To cause to become silent
- Not moving or in motion:
- Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
- Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
- The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.
- The absence of sound; stillness.
- A period of time without speech or noise.
- Used to express a demand for silence.
- To demand silence from by saying “shush”:
- To make or become quiet.
- To make silent or quiet.
- To calm; soothe.
- To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
To make or become calm
- To make tranquil; pacify:
- To sedate or relieve of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug.
- To become tranquil; relax.
- Not moving or in motion:
- Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
- Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
- To end or resolve (a dispute, for example) by making a decision or coming to an agreement.
- To resolve (a lawsuit or dispute) by mutual agreement of the parties rather than by court decision.
- To make the determinations and distributions of (a trust).
- To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm:
- To deceive into trustfulness:
- To become calm:
- Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
- Not excited or agitated; composed:
- An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
- To render motionless for lack of wind:
- To make calm or still; soothe.
- A chiefly Mediterranean perennial herb (Melissa officinalis) in the mint family, grown for its lemon-scented foliage, which is used as a seasoning or for tea.
- Any of several related plants in the mint family, such as the bee balm and the horse balm.
- Any of various aromatic resins exuded from several trees and shrubs, especially the balm of Gilead (Commiphora) and related plants in the family Burseraceae.
- To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
- To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
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Another word for quiet
Modifier
Calm
- Withdrawn from one's occupation, business, or office; having finished one's active working life.
- Received by a person in retirement:
- Withdrawn; secluded.
- Not disturbed or distracted.
- Without trouble or disturbance; calm:
- Free from commotion or disturbance:
- Free from anxiety, tension, or restlessness; composed:
- Steady; even:
- Undisturbed by strife, turmoil, or disagreement; tranquil:
- Inclined or disposed to peace; peaceable:
- Not involving violence or employing force:
Silent
- Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others:
- Characterized by or done in secrecy:
- Suggestive of the keeping of secrets:
- Not disposed to be communicative.
- Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
- having the lips closed tightly
- not saying much; taciturn or secretive
- Being near in space or time.
- Being near in relationship:
- Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate:
- Disposed not to talk; tightlipped.
- Not stated or conveyed:
- Not producing an effect or phenotype:
- Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself.
- Restrained or reserved:
- Reluctant; unwilling.
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
- Habitually untalkative.
- Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
- Quiet, still, or inactive.
- Characterized by an absence of upheaval or discord:
- Having little or no sunspot activity.
- Not verbalizing; silent.
- Used as a command to stop speaking.
- Lacking the faculty of speech.
- Temporarily unable to speak, as through astonishment.
- Refraining from speech; silent.
- simple past tense and past participle of quiet
- Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects.
- Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of humans.
- Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear:
- Having or making no sound.
- Impossible to hear:
- Yielding readily to pressure or weight:
- Easily molded, cut, or worked:
- Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it:
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- Muffled; indistinct:
- Mute or subdued; softened:
- Produced by or provided with a mute.
- Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.
- Unable to speak.
- Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.
- Not moving or in motion:
- Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
- Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
- Having or making no noise.
- simple past tense and past participle of muffle
- Very quietly. In soft tones.
- Simple past tense and past participle of hush.
Motionless
- Relative position or rank on a scale:
- A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or concentration:
- A natural or proper position, place, or stage:
- Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet:
- Not agitated physically; not disturbed:
- Not easily upset or excited; mild or complacent:
- Not moving or in motion:
- Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
- Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
- Not agitated emotionally; calm:
- Not disordered or disturbed physically:
Unostentatious
- Not striking or obvious, as in style or ornamentation; restrained or subtle:
- Lacking pretension or affectation; modest:
- Not elaborate, ornate, or ostentatious:
- Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
- subdue
- reduced or low in intensity; muted
- quiet or withdrawn
Noun
Rest
- The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed.
- Refreshment of body or mind; recreation:
- A loosening or slackening.
- the quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity
- Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
- Not excited or agitated; composed:
- An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
Silence
- The state of being speechless.
- The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
- Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
- To make silent or quiet.
- To calm; soothe.
- To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
Verb
To make calm
- To make or become slower; slow down:
- To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
- To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:
- Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
- Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants:
- Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly:
- To make less severe or intense; mitigate.
- To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).
- To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
- To hold back or keep in check; control:
- To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way:
- To hold, fasten, or secure so as to prevent or limit movement:
- To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
- To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone):
- To satisfy, relieve, or assuage:
- To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm:
- To deceive into trustfulness:
- To become calm:
- To render motionless for lack of wind:
- To make calm or still; soothe.
- To put down forcibly; suppress:
- To pacify; quiet:
- To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
- To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
- To make or become better; improve:
- Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections; even.
- Free from waves or disturbances; calm:
- Free from hair, whiskers, or stubble:
- Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
- Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
- Of medium or average quantity or extent.
- To make soft or softer.
- To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
- To make less harsh, strident, or critical:
- To please or satisfy:
- To give in to (a desire); indulge:
- To reward.
- To reestablish a close relationship between:
- To settle or resolve:
- To bring (oneself) to accept:
- To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
- To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
- To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:
- To allay the sorrow or grief of (someone).
- To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
- To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
- To appease or calm:
- To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease.
- To calm the anger of; soothe or appease.
- To lessen, as in intensity; assuage:
- To reduce the rigidity of; soften.
- To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
- To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
- To end war, fighting, or violence in (a region or country), especially by military force.
- To fulfill the need, desire, or expectation of:
- To fulfill (a need or desire):
- To free from doubt or question; convince:
- To soothe in time of affliction or distress.
- To ease physically; relieve:
- A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress:
- To calm or placate (a person, for example).
- To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
- To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
- To make tranquil; pacify:
- To sedate or relieve of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug.
- To become tranquil; relax.
- To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form:
- To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
- To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).
- To make lax or loose:
- To make less severe or strict:
- To reduce in intensity; slacken:
- Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold:
- Giving or suggesting relief from heat:
- Marked by calm self-control:
- Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
- Not excited or agitated; composed:
- An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
To make silent
- To subdue forcibly:
- To inhibit or suppress:
- To crush by trampling.
- (idiomatic) To get rid of, cause to come to an end.
- To stop a person in the execution of a purpose.
- The surface of a room on which one stands.
- The lower or supporting surface of a structure.
- A story or level of a building.