SOOTHINGNESS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

soothingness

noun

as in silence

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Noun

Bossy’s direction raises the clamorous volume instead of sorting out the disordered structure or digging into the unexamined silences.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Though the men go about this business in uneasy silence, the play’s sole woman is the first to blab about what’s going on.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

In a way, the intrusion of violence into the otherwise festive dinner did manage to galvanize a sense of comity between bitter political rivals.

— Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Getting the debt down to a manageable size will take sacrifice in the way of cuts and tax increases, which are difficult even in times of relative political comity.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of comity

Noun

The banquet room of an Elgin restaurant resonated with those words at the conclusion of a rousing tune featuring four-part barbershop harmony.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Enduring principles can be enhanced by the essential replenishment of ideas — notions that might seem to contradict but that also sure can live in harmony.

— Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of harmony

Noun

In the 2000s, Arizona wildlife seemed to enjoy a respite from the disease.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The Rolling Stones were known to have enjoyed the atmosphere at the Tavern in the 1960s, and Yoko Ono is said to have sought respite at the inn after John Lennon's death.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of respite

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