QUIETUSES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

quietuses

noun

plural of quietus

as in releases

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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as in deaths

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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Noun

The film unit did not do as well, partly because there weren’t as many box office releases in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Depending on the day, guests might be able to score harder-to-find releases like Blanton's or Eagle Rare.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of releases

Noun

The ban came after a series of high-profile scooter deaths and an alarming number of devices strewn willy-nilly in neighborhoods across the city.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Colt Gray, now 16, pleaded guilty Friday to 55 charges, including four counts of murder for the deaths of teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and the wounding of nine others.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of deaths

Noun

Thus, Californians and Washingtonians may not just be deciding their own tax fates, and these outcomes could be casting an early verdict that has nationwide tax implications.

— Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
This version centers a guilt-racked and traumatized Odysseus—and leaves gods and fates, mystery and wonder largely out of the picture.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of fates

Noun

What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of passings

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