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Synonyms for quiet

  • adjective
  • noun
  • verb

Most common

calm tranquil peaceful placid quiescent passive cool hushed

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Calm — having little motion or activity; calm

calm, tranquil, peaceful, placid, serene, soft, peaceable, unruffled, still, secluded, smooth, gentle, undisturbed, mellow, unobtrusive, untroubled, pacific, low, meek, unpretentious, orderly, steady

2. Quiescent — not busy, of low quantity

quiescent, passive, slow, dull, idle, motionless, inactive, stagnant, dormant, inert

3. Cool — not showy; undemonstrative

cool, easy, simple, modest, chaste, plain

4. Hushed — with little or no sound; free of disturbing noise

hushed, subdued, inaudible, muted, muffled

Other

noiseless, reserved, taciturn, reticent, soundless, laconic, restrained, retired, sequestered, retiring

Noun

1. Tranquility

tranquility US, tranquillity UK, quietness, rest, peace, quietude, serenity, repose, stillness, calmness, composure, ease, quiescence

Other

silence, order, stop, leisure

Verb

1. Lull

lull, hush, calm down, quieten UK IE, appease, allay, abate, soothe, pipe down, blunt, pacify

Other

shut-up, settle

Antonyms

stormy, turbulent, unquiet

All antonyms of quiet →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

    I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.

  2. adj. 2

    Having little motion or activity; calm.

    all quiet on the Western front

  3. n. 1

    The absence of sound; quietness.

    We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show.

  4. v. 1

    To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.

    Can you quiet your child? He’s making lots of noise.

Related words

Word family
quieten quietly quietness quietsome
Phrases
quiet down be quiet quiet coyote quiet fox on the quiet keep quiet dead quiet quiet coyote gesture
Is a kind of
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Forms

Plural
quiets → tranquilities, quietnesses, rests, peaces…
Past participle
quieted
e.g. quieted → lulled, hushed, quietened, appeased…

Choose the right word

Quiet, Allay, Soothe or Alleviate?

But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; to alleviate, on the other hand, is to lighten a burden.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
  • peaceful Sometimes I feel like living a more peaceful life.
  • tranquil Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.
  • placid The placid water flowed under the bridge.
  • passive Passive smokers are the victims of active smokers.
  • quiescent His normally quiescent demeanor hid a storm of ideas beneath the surface.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
quietrising
calmrising
peacefulsteady
tranquilrising
placidrising
passiverising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
low1
4 letters
stop1, easy2, cool1, rest1, slow1, soft1, calm1, ease1, dull1, idle2, hush1, meek1, lull1
5 letters
still1, order2, peace1, plain1, blunt1, muted2, inert2, allay2, abate2
6 letters
simple2, smooth1, settle2, steady2, gentle2, modest2, serene2, mellow2, soothe1, placid2, hushed1, chaste1, repose2, pacify3
7 letters
pacific3, silence2, retired2, passive2, leisure2, orderly3, dormant2, subdued2, appease2, muffled2, laconic3, quieten
8 letters
peaceful2, reserved2, retiring3, inactive3, stagnant2, serenity4, secluded3, tranquil2, calmness2, reticent3, taciturn3, quietude
9 letters
composure3, stillness2, inaudible4, quietness3, peaceable3, quiescent3, unruffled3, soundless, noiseless
10 letters
restrained2, motionless3, untroubled3, quiescence
11 letters
undisturbed3, tranquility4, sequestered3, unobtrusive4
12 letters
tranquillity4
13 letters
unpretentious4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).