PLACIDNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

placidness

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as in contentment

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Noun

But do all this with the knowledge of what brings you contentment—and start charting your course now.

— Scott Snider, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Barefoot in jeans and a T-shirt, the rock legend is the picture of contentment as waves ripple through the pool behind him from a breeze off the Atlantic.

— Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Definition of contentment

Noun

But Smith’s direction of the pilot’s opening scenes also drives home the series’ tone, which turns on a dime between pastoral quietude and thrilling action.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
While its name evokes tranquil scenes of pastoral quietude, the Siesta Valley Bowl is getting set to make a big noise on the Bay Area music scene.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of quietude

Noun

What comes through most vividly is the sense of forced placidity, the assembly-line-like control over life and activity this country club comes to represent.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
Season 2 drops that air of placidity and adds spice, genuine horror and feeling to the proceedings.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025

Definition of placidity

Noun

The team, led by the calm and collected Julius Pollard, are fantastic, fun, and, if nature dictates, will readily break into an impromptu turtle rescue mission—as happened on my recent trip.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Kelly sees a line between the calm of the camp and Spain’s results on the pitch.

— Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of calm

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He was brought in, at great cost, precisely for situations like yesterday — to add the tactical calmness and analytical mind that Southgate was accused of lacking.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
In that space lives clarity, confidence and calmness.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of calmness

Noun

On the Autobahn, the Cayenne effortlessly stormed to its 162 mph top speed, feeling granite-solid and maintaining an air of serenity inside.

— Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Explosions rock Damascus Damascus’ tense post-revolution serenity was punctured on July 2 by the bombing of a café near the Justice Ministry that killed nine people and wounded dozens.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Definition of serenity

Noun

On Saturday afternoon, as tournament leaders played in the quiet of a clearing course and a low-slung sun, train whistles from the Long Island Railroad echoed clear across the land, offering reminders for the few who remained that their ride was leaving.

— Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Wow that the quiet of Sunday surfaces feelings the rest of the week buries.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026

Definition of quiet

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