Be quiet

/biˈkwaɪˌət/

Synonyms for "be quiet" (29 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

Verb(4 words)

belt upbutton upclam upclose up

Noun(2 words)

calm conceal

Strong matches (9)

Noun(7 words)

discreet hush hushedkeep quietlibrary quietlow keymuted

Verb(2 words)

dummy upkeep mum

Related words (14)

Noun(13 words)

noiseless pacify quellremain silentrestrained shush silence silent still stillness subtletoned downunobtrusive

Verb(1 words)

shut up

Related word relations

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More general

18 entries

aesthetic behavior command concealment condition conduct design directive forbear instruction intervention manner property refrain silencing state

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More specific

14 entries

calm demeanorcalm the crowddampen noisehushkeep mumlow volumelow-key posturemuted palettequell the crowdshush silencestay secretstillnesssubtle layout

Collocations

14 entries

deep quiethush upkeep quietquiet downquiet environmentquiet hoursquiet libraryquiet neighborhoodquiet placequiet roomquiet spacequiet studyremain quietstay quiet

Inflections

7 entries

been quietbeing quietis quietquieter quietestwas quietwere quiet

Derivations

8 entries

quiet quieted quieter quietest quieting quietly quietness quietude

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