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Synonyms for quietus

  • noun

Most common

passing crash exit doom sleep eternal rest acquittance

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Fall — death

death, end, fall, release, passing, crash, exit, doom, demise, downfall, expiration, mortality, repose, decease, fatality, dirt nap slang

2. Sleep

rest, sleep, eternal rest, eternal sleep

Other

discharge, acquittance

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Death.

  2. n. 2

    A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.

Related words

Word family
quiescence quiet quietude

Forms

Plural
quietuses → deaths, ends, falls, releases…

Example sentences

  • passing Waves are created by energy passing through water.
  • crash There was a chain-reaction crash during rush hour.
  • exit Many people pushed their way toward the rear exit.
  • doom It seems to me that you only see doom and gloom.
  • sleep Your lack of sleep will catch up with you someday.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
quietusfalling
passingsteady
crashrising
exitrising
doomrising
sleeprising

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

By length

3 letters
end1
4 letters
rest1, fall1, exit2, doom1
5 letters
death1, sleep1, crash1
6 letters
demise2, repose2
7 letters
release2, passing2, decease2
8 letters
downfall2, fatality4
9 letters
mortality4, discharge2
10 letters
expiration4
11 letters
acquittance

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit2 = 2 syllables).