Synonyms for sedate
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Calm — of a person or animal, or their behaviour, calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or…
calm, sober, staid, unruffled, placid, quiet, demure, serene, serious, tranquil, thoughtful, composed, imperturbable, cool, solemn, decorous, grave, somber US, sombre UK, even-tempered, peaceful, cool-headed, temperate
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement.
Related words
- Word family
- sedately sedateness sedation sedative
Example sentences
- calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
- sober Tom could've been intoxicated, but he acted sober.
- unruffled Tom's unruffled personality puts people at ease.
- unobtrusive It's an unobtrusive way of advertising, so they say.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sedate | rising | |
| calm | rising | |
| sober | rising | |
| staid | steady | |
| unruffled | rising | |
| unobtrusive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cool1, calm1
- 5 letters
- quiet2, grave1, sober2, staid1
- 6 letters
- solemn2, serene2, placid2, somber2, sombre, demure2
- 7 letters
- serious3
- 8 letters
- composed2, peaceful2, tranquil2, decorous3
- 9 letters
- temperate2, unruffled3
- 10 letters
- thoughtful2
- 11 letters
- unobtrusive4
- 13 letters
- imperturbable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).