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quiet

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of quiet

arcadian, calm, hushed, peaceful, placid, restful, serene, still, stilly, tranquil
Words Related to quiet

noiseless, silent, soundless

mute, speechless, wordless

dead, motionless, quiescent

muffled, muted, quieted

dull, gentle, low, soft

ultraquiet
Near Antonyms of quiet

crazy, tempestuous, wild

blaring, blasting, booming, earsplitting, piercing, roaring, thundering, thunderous
Antonyms of quiet

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 of quiet

conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious
Words Related to quiet

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 of quiet

meretricious

graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar

baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo

overdecorated, overdone, overwrought
Antonyms of quiet

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 of quiet

calm, halcyon, hushed, lown [dialect], peaceful, placid, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled
Words Related to quiet

balmy, clement, equable, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate

clear, cloudless, fair, rainless, sunny, sunshiny, windless
Near Antonyms of quiet

blizzardy (also blizzardly), blustery, squally, windy

extreme, foul, intemperate, nasty, severe
Antonyms of quiet

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 of quiet

cloistered, covert, hidden, isolated, remote, retired, secluded, secret, sheltered
Words Related to quiet

lone, lonely, lonesome, reclusive, solitary

private
Near Antonyms of quiet

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 of quiet

hushed, muted, noiseless, quieted, silent, soundless, still, stilly
Words Related to quiet

calm, peaceable, peaceful, serene, tranquil
Near Antonyms of quiet

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

noisy, rackety, unquiet, uproarious

6 not loud in pitch or volume

  • quiet music is generally more relaxing
Synonyms of quiet

dull, gentle, low, soft
Words Related to quiet

dead, silent, still

calm, dreamy, hushed, peaceful, restful, serene, soothing, stilly, tranquil

muffled, muted, softened, toned (down)
Near Antonyms of quiet

brazen, crashing, dinning, discordant, noisy, obstreperous, raucous, rip-roaring, vociferous

grating, harsh, shrill, squealing, strident

clarion, clear, trumpetlike
Antonyms of quiet

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

quiet

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of quiet

without motion

  • lie quiet and no one will guess you're hiding under the bed
Synonyms of quiet

motionlessly, quietly, still
Words Related to quiet

immovably

inactively
Near Antonyms of quiet

movably

quiet

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of quiet

1 a state of freedom from storm or disturbance

  • sailors enjoying the quiet of a clear evening at sea
Synonyms of quiet

calm, calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Words Related to quiet

lull, pause, respite

silence

mildness, soothingness

comity, concord, harmony

casualness, easygoingness, informality, laid-backness, relaxedness
Near Antonyms of quiet

clamor, din, noise, racket
Antonyms of quiet

bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar

2 the near or complete absence of sound

  • new parents appreciating the blessed quiet that comes when their baby finally falls asleep
Synonyms of quiet

hush, quietness, quietude, silence, still, stillness
Words Related to quiet

calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Near Antonyms of quiet

babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, hubbub, racket, rattle, roar, tumult, uproar
Antonyms of quiet

noise, sound, unquietness

quiet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of quiet

1 to become still and orderly

  • the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour
Synonyms of quiet

calm (down), chill out [slang], cool, hush, pipe down, settle (down)
Words Related to quiet

dry up

relax, tranquilize (also tranquillize), unwind, zone out
Phrases Synonymous with quiet

cool it
Near Antonyms of quiet

clown (around), fool around, horse around, monkey (around), show off, skylark
Antonyms of quiet

act up, carry on, cut up

2 to free from distress or disturbance

  • quiet a crying toddler with candy
Synonyms of quiet

becalm, calm, compose, lull, lullaby, quieten [chiefly British], salve, settle, soothe, still, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
Words Related to quiet

appease, conciliate, hush, mollify, pacify, placate

allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lay, mitigate, quell, relax, relieve, solace

narcotize, sedate, stupefy
Near Antonyms of quiet

aggravate, heighten, intensify

arouse, excite, foment, incite, rouse, stir (up), work up
Antonyms of quiet

agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, key (up), perturb, upset, vex

3 to stop the noise or speech of

  • the nanny could quiet unruly children with just a look
Synonyms of quiet

dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, quell, quieten [chiefly British], settle, shush, shut up, silence, squelch, still
Near Antonyms of quiet

agitate, stir

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