Quiet

/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/

Synonyms for "quiet" (582 found)

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Closest matches (117)

Noun(14 words)

lull silenceabsolute silenceassuage calmcalm atmospherecalm clear waterscalming calms clammingclassroom silencedanish stilhed tonedeserted islanddutch stil

abate aesthetic allay appease arrange arrangement array artistic asleepat peaceat restataraxia ataraxy atticawful silenceback doorback-door backstairs backward balm

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becalm bloodless brief broken brusquebuddha-like composurecalmcalm dispositioncalm downcalm of mindcalmness cease cessation chaste chastened choice chokechoke offclandestine classic classical cloistered close close-tongued closemouthed collected comfort comfortable compose composed composure concession concise concord concordant constrained contemplation coolcool offcoolheaded coolheadedness coolness countenance covert cradle creamy curtcut shortdeaddead of nightdeathlike silencedecrease delicate deploy deploymentdie downdisposal dispose disposition domesticated dormant dovelike dreamy dulcify dumb dumbfound dwindle

Adjective(8 words)

abrupt silencecalm classroomcalm stillnesscalm studentcalm talkdanish stilheddesertlike silencediscreetest

Verb(8 words)

becalms calmcalm downcalmeddampen vibrationdecrease volumediminish douses

Strong matches (174)

dwindling ease easyeasy mindebb ebbing echolesseconomical of wordseggshell eveneven outeven-tenored excellentfall silentfeline festal fixed flat form formation

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furtive gag gentle glossgolden silencegrade halcyon halt harmonize harmony hidlings hierarchizehole-and-cornerholiday homely housebrokenhugger muggerhugger-mugger humble hushhush as deathhush of nighthush-hush hushedicy calmidle idyllic impassive imperturbability imperturbationin good tasteinactive inactivity inaudibility inaudibleindisposed to talkindisturbance inert iridescent isolated laconic lamblikelaw and orderlay outlayout leisure lessen lightline uplineuplucid stillnesslullmarmoreal reposemarshal marshaling meek mellowmental composuremethodize mild molder moldering mollifymother-of-pearlmotionless mousy muffle mum mute muzzle nacreous nirvana noiseless noiselessness normalizeof choiceof qualityopalescent order orderliness orderly organization organizeoriental calmpacific pacify pale passive pastel pastoral patinaed peacepeace and quietpeace of mindpeaceable peaceful peacefulness peacetime pearlyphilosophic composurephilosophical philosophicalness philosophypipe downpiping

Noun(25 words)

fadesfall silentgrow quiethush hushed hushes hushingitalian calmakeep quietleast talkativelevel of activitylibrary quietlibrary silencelullabymost sudden silencemuffles muted mutenessoffice quietorder for presentation

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pacify pauseperfect silencepianissimo piano

Adjective(4 words)

faint hushed low muffled

Verb(7 words)

hush lull lulledmuted patternmutest pacifiedpipe down

Adjective(10 words)

hushedhushed atmospherehushed roominstant silencelongest silencemuted mutermuting featurenonsignalnorwegian stillhet

Determiner(3 words)

more muteno speechno wind

Related words (291)

placid placidity placidness plain pleasingpour balm intoprivy proportion pureput to silencequell quiesce quiescence quiescency quiescentquiet downquiet lifequiet mindquieten quietism

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quietness quietude rank regularity regularize regulate relaxation relieve repose reposeful reposing reserved rest restful restfulness resting restrained reticent retired retiring rockrock to sleeproutine routinizerun downsabbatical sad sang-froid sangfroid satori secluded secret semigloss sequestered sequestrated serene serenityset upsettle setup sheltered shifty short shrinking shushshut downshut down onshut upsilence silent silentnesssilken reposesimple skulking sleep sleepy slinking slinky slow slumber sly smoothsmooth downsmooth oversmoothen sneaking sneaky snug sober softsoft pedalsoft-colored soft-hued soft-pedal soften softenedsolemn silencesomber soothe soothing soothingness soundless soundlessnesssparing of wordsspeechless squash squelch stabilize stagnant staid standardize stationary steady stealthy stifle stillstill as deathstillish stillness stilly stoic stolid stopstrike dumbstructure subaudible subdue subdued subside subsiding subtle suppress surreptitious sweet symmetry system systematize tacitness taciturn taciturnity tame tamed tasteful tasty temperate tender termination terse throttletight lippedtight-lippedtomblike silencetongue tiedtongue-tied tranquil tranquilize tranquillity unaffected unagitated unarticulatedunbuttoned easeunder-the-counterunder-the-tableundercover underground underhand underhanded understated undisturbed unexcited unhearable uniformity unloquacious unmoved unmoving unobtrusive unperturbed unpretentious unpronounced unruffled unruffledness unsounded unstirring untalkative untroubled unuttered unvocalized unvoiced vacational wane waning well-chosen whisht whistwise passivenesswithdrawn word-bound wordless

Adjective(22 words)

placidprivate individualsprivate study areaprofound silencerestfullest restrained reticentrural townsecluded areashy personsilentest smoothsoft actionsoundproofspanish tranquilidadstillstill weathersubduedsudden silencetranquil

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unruffled valleyish

Noun(44 words)

placidity quellingquiet the nervesreduce noiseremain silentrepose restrained serenity settle settling shh shushingsilence fellsilence the chattersilence the classroomsilence the criticssilence the noisesilences silencing silent

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silent readingsoothesound dampingsoundproofingstate of stillnessstillstill datastilling stillnessstillness in the roomstillness wordstillnesses stillsstop cryingstring mutesubdued tiptoeingtotal absolute silencetotal silencetranquility tranquillity tyiyn understatedwindless spell

Verb(18 words)

quelled quiescequiet downquieten sedate shushed shushessilence the crowdsilents still stilled subdues subsided subsides tranquiler tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize

Adjective(8 words)

quiet as a church mousequiet as a gravequiet as a mouseshy soft stifled still tranquil

Adverb(1 words)

quietly

How these synonyms differ

hushed - 'Hushed' implies quietness imposed by the situation, a hushed library, hushed tones. Someone or something has dampened the sound.
muted - 'Muted' implies quietness that's been actively reduced, muted colors, a muted response. Something is holding back the full volume.
silent - 'Silent' is the absolute, complete absence of sound. 'Quiet' allows for soft noise; 'silent' does not.
still - 'Still' combines quiet with motionlessness, a still lake, a still night. It's peace in both sound and movement.

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

25 entries

calm calmnesscausative verbchange intensitycomfort composure condition console equanimity exclamation instruction interjection intervalintransitive verborder period

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More specific

21 entries

anxiety quietingaudience quietingcrowd quietingdirectivefear quietinghush intermissionlow key stylelow volumelull mandatemuted palettemuted roomorder pauseroom quieting

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Collocations

14 entries

absolute quietlibrary quietpeace and quietquiet classroomquiet environmentquiet hoursquiet libraryquiet momentquiet placequiet roomquiet studyquiet timequiet voicequiet zone

Inflections

5 entries

quieted quieter quietest quieting quiets

Derivations

10 entries

quieted quieten quieter quietest quieting quietish quietly quietness quiets quietude

Antonyms

3 entries

active noisy unquiet

similar

24 entries

calm hushhush upinaudible noiseless peaceable peaceful quiescent quietenshut upsilence silent soft soundless still

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Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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To be quiet in class is to respect other people's sleep.

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Nara is a quiet and beautiful city.

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You must keep quiet for a few days.

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You talk next and you be quiet.

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