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quietened

verb , past tense of quieten, chiefly British

Synonyms and Antonyms of quietened

1 to free from distress or disturbance

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

Synonyms of quietened

becalmed, calmed, composed, lullabied, lulled, quieted, salved, settled, soothed, stilled, tranquilized (also tranquillized)

Words Related to quietened

appeased, conciliated, hushed, mollified, pacified, placated

allayed, alleviated, assuaged, eased, laid, mitigated, quelled, relaxed, relieved, solaced

narcotized, sedated, stupefied

Near Antonyms of quietened

aggravated, heightened, intensified

aroused, excited, fomented, incited, roused, stirred (up), worked up

Antonyms of quietened

agitated, discomposed, disquieted, disturbed, keyed (up), perturbed, upset, vexed (also vext)

2 to stop the noise or speech of

one young chap was trying to quieten down the group

Synonyms of quietened

dumbed, extinguished, hushed, muted, quelled, quieted, settled, shushed, shut up, silenced, squelched, stilled

Near Antonyms of quietened

agitated, stirred

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