quietus

noun

kwī-ˈē-təs How to pronounce quietus (audio)
Definition of quietusnext
1
as in release
a freeing from an obligation or responsibility was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will

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2
as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret

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Recent Examples of quietus On the supply side, climate experts give him credit for suspending drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and for giving the final quietus to Keystone. — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021 If Berryman is playing Cassandra to himself, crying out the details of his own quietus, how did the cry begin? — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietus
  1. release
  2. death
  3. discharge
  4. fate
  5. demise
  6. doom
  7. passing
Noun
  • Fans online — those who’d been at the concert and those just tracking it from afar — immediately began clamoring for a commercial release of Saturday’s show.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators believe the suspect, 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker, killed himself, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday evening.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of release
Noun
  • After news broke of Panettiere’s death, tributes from across Hollywood came pouring in online.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Jack Coleman, who co-starred in the sci-fi drama Heroes alongside Hayden Panettiere, mourned the actress’ death at age 36 in an emotional tribute.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of death
Noun
  • Summary The Lindsay Clancy tragedy, where a mother killed her children after psychiatric discharge, highlights a critical failure in addressing postpartum mental health.
    — John Samuels, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Because the liquid controls temperatures effectively, the battery can sustain a continuous 3C discharge rate.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of discharge
Noun
  • An Iranian military official said that Qatar has been delaying a probe into the fate of three pilots, whom Iran says have been held there for months, according to state media.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And sure as fate, three successive hits brought one run in, a walk loaded the bases, and the tying run came to the plate in the figure of Eli White.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of fate
Noun
  • Tubes from hospital equipment were still attached to his face, gunshot wounds on his right side were still gaping, and tattoos which included a gun and a bullet casing were still embedded in his skin, a permanent memorial to the tools of his demise.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But just one injury — or significant drop in play, for that matter – could bring about Miami’s early demise.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of demise
Noun
  • Rather than falling prey to the tech takeover doom and gloom, take the time to restrategize.
    — Claire Bahn, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • With the belated realization that the Chinese had indeed overtaken them in the burgeoning electric-vehicle business, the world’s other car-makers descended into doom and gloom.
    — Jamie Kitman, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of doom
Noun
  • His arm talent and ability to protect the football could give FIU a more efficient passing attack.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The three spacecraft will beam lasers at each other, looking for deviations in the travel time of those laser beams as evidence for the passing of a long-wavelength gravitational wave.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of passing

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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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