Synonyms of quieten

quieten

verb

ˈkwī-ə-tən 

chiefly British

1

as in to calm

to free from distress or disturbance

the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calm
• soothe
• lull
• compose
• appease
• quiet
• relax
• tranquilize
• settle
• still
• relieve
• salve
• hush
• becalm
• placate
• quell
• pacify
• mollify
• lullaby
• allay
• alleviate
• conciliate
• ease
• mitigate
• assuage
• solace
• lay
• stupefy
• sedate
• narcotize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upset
• disturb
• agitate
• perturb
• vex
• intensify
• aggravate
• heighten
• disquiet
• arouse
• rouse
• excite
• discompose
• key (up)
• stir (up)
• incite
• foment
• work up

2

as in to shush

to stop the noise or speech of

one young chap was trying to quieten down the group

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shush
• silence
• quiet
• hush
• mute
• settle
• dumb
• quell
• extinguish
• still
• shut up
• squelch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stir
• agitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quieten

His willingness to move to Rio de Janeiro upon taking the job endeared him to the cynical public, as did his decision to call up Neymar to his squad to quieten the noise the forward’s potential exclusion would have brought with it. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

The festival sought to quieten frustration by issuing a lengthy statement in the middle of the edition. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026

While the major protests from earlier this week have quietened, the country remains tense as troops patrol the city and efforts to put an interim government in place continue. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

However, interest began to quieten by 2010, and Adidas took the shoe off the market in 2011. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019