quiet

quiet

adjective

Definition of QUIET

1

free from disturbing noise or uproar <left the din of the rock concert and went to a quiet restaurant where we could hear one another talk>

Synonyms arcadian, calm, hushed, peaceful, placid, restful, serene, still, stilly, tranquil

Related Words noiseless, silent, soundless; mute, speechless, wordless; dead, motionless, quiescent; muffled, muted, quieted; dull, gentle, low, soft; ultraquiet

Near Antonyms crazy, tempestuous, wild; blaring, blasting, booming, earsplitting, piercing, roaring, thundering, thunderous

Antonyms boisterous, clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, rip-roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, unquiet, uproarious, woolly (also wooly)

2

not excessively showy <she decided that it would be best to wear a quiet business suit to the job interview>

Synonyms conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious

Related Words appropriate, becoming, fit, fitting, proper, suitable; modest, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated; inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive; graceful, handsome, refined, tasteful; drab, mousy (or mousey); practical, sensible

Near Antonyms meretricious; graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar; baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo; overdecorated, overdone, overwrought

Antonyms flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)

3

free from storms or physical disturbance <a quiet interlude as the eye of the storm passed over us>

Synonyms halcyon, hushed, lown [dialect], peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled

Related Words balmy, clement, equable, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate; clear, cloudless, fair, rainless, sunny, sunshiny, windless

Near Antonyms blizzardy (also blizzardly), blustery, squally, windy; extreme, foul, intemperate, nasty, severe

Antonyms agitated, angry, inclement, restless, rough, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, unquiet, unsettled

4

screened or sequestered from view <a quiet little house set far back from the street>

Synonyms cloistered, covert, hidden, isolated, quiet, remote, retired, secret, sheltered

Related Words lone, lonely, lonesome, reclusive, solitary; private

Near Antonyms obvious, visible; exposed

5

mostly or entirely without sound <a diver who loves to retreat to the quiet world beneath the surface of the sea>

Synonyms hushed, muted, noiseless, quiet, quieted, soundless, still, stilly

Related Words calm, peaceable, peaceful, serene, tranquil

Near Antonyms boisterous, clamorous, clangorous, clattering, clattery, raucous, rip-roaring, roaring, roistering, tumultuous

Antonyms noisy, rackety, unquiet, uproarious

6

not loud in pitch or volume <quiet music is generally more relaxing>

Synonyms dull, gentle, low, quiet

Related Words dead, silent, still; calm, dreamy, hushed, peaceful, restful, serene, soothing, stilly, tranquil; muffled, muted, softened, toned (down)

Near Antonyms brazen, crashing, dinning, discordant, noisy, obstreperous, raucous, rip-roaring, vociferous; grating, harsh, shrill, squealing, strident; clarion, clear, trumpetlike

Antonyms blaring, blasting, booming, clamorous, clangorous, deafening, earsplitting, loud, overloud, piercing, plangent, resounding, ringing, roaring, sonorous, stentorian, thundering, thunderous