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Synonyms for quieten

  • verb

Most common

shut-up calm calm down soothe

All synonyms

Verb

calm, quiet, shut-up, calm down, quiet down US, soothe, silence, hush, lull, hush up, stifle, still, pipe down, tranquilize US, tranquillise UK, tranquillize UK, quiesce, pacify, appease, allay, assuage

Antonyms

louden, upset, agitate

All antonyms of quieten →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make quiet.

Related words

Phrases
quieten down

Forms

Past participle
quietened
e.g. quietened → calmed, quieted, soothed, silenc'd…

Example sentences

  • calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
  • soothe I'll have to do something to soothe away this pain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
quietenrising
calmrising
sootherising

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

By length

4 letters
calm1, hush1, lull1
5 letters
still1, quiet2, allay2
6 letters
soothe1, stifle2, pacify3
7 letters
silence2, appease2, assuage2, quiesce
11 letters
tranquilize3
12 letters
tranquillise, tranquillize

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).