QUIETENED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

quietened

verb

past tense of quieten, chiefly British

as in calmed

to free from distress or disturbance the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way

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as in shushed

to stop the noise or speech of one young chap was trying to quieten down the group

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Recent Examples of quietened The carnival-like jamboree quietened dramatically and jubilation was replaced by tension. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 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

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Her son has a memory of her flat on her back on her bed, in a white nightgown, a type of inert mother he can sometimes be calmed by.

— Diane Williams, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Of course, when Netflix underwent some turbulence a few years ago, the company also made a lot of bold moves in response, such as the aforementioned addition of an advertising tier, and those actions ultimately calmed investors’ nerves.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Definition of calmed

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As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.

— Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Definition of shushed

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That soothed the huge disappointment of their soccer team — World Cup runners-up in 2006 — who went on strike and refused to train before crashing out of the group stages.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Oil prices fell to their lowest level since the US-Israel war with Iran, as growing signs of a tentative return to normality through the Strait of Hormuz soothed markets.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of soothed

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Steering is accurate, the ride is composed despite the off-road suspension and road noise is well controlled.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In addition to those two advocacy groups, there are organizations such as Victorious Angels, which is composed of survivors including many from the modeling industry who are calling for greater accountability.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

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