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still

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of still

1 free from disturbing noise or uproar

  • the town's streets are usually still and peopleless in the early morning hours
Synonyms of still

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

noiseless, silent, soundless

mute, speechless, wordless

dead, motionless, quiescent

muffled, muted, quieted

dull, gentle, low, soft

ultraquiet
Near Antonyms of still

crazy, tempestuous, wild

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

boisterous, clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, rip-roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, unquiet, uproarious, woolly (also wooly)

2 free from storms or physical disturbance

  • the air was ominously still as dark clouds gathered in the distance
Synonyms of still

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

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

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

blizzardy (also blizzardly), blustery, squally, windy

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

agitated, angry, inclement, restless, rough, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, unquiet, unsettled

3 mostly or entirely without sound

  • in his paintings Paul Gauguin depicts a still tropical paradise inhabited by mute and motionless natives
Synonyms of still

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

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

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

noisy, rackety, unquiet, uproarious

still

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of still

1 a state of freedom from storm or disturbance

  • in the still of the forest he could relax and forget his worries
Synonyms of still

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

lull, pause, respite

silence

mildness, soothingness

comity, concord, harmony

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

clamor, din, noise, racket
Antonyms of still

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

2 the near or complete absence of sound

  • a loud noise shattered the still of the night
Synonyms of still

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

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

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

noise, sound, unquietness

still

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of still

1 to bring (something) to a standstill

  • it seemed as though nothing could still the fighting
Synonyms of still

arrest, bring up, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, halt, hold up, pull up, stall, stay, stop
Words Related to still

baffle, balk, block, blockade, bottleneck, clog, dam, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, obstruct, snag, stem

conclude, cut off, end, terminate

call, discontinue, suspend

choke off, rein (in), repress, squash, squelch, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back
Near Antonyms of still

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep (on), keep up, persist, run on

advance, fare, go along, march, move, proceed, progress, wend

actuate, budge, drive, goad, impel, propel, push, spur, stir

2 to free from distress or disturbance

  • reading a book helps me to relax and still my mind before going to bed
Synonyms of still

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

appease, conciliate, hush, mollify, pacify, placate

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

narcotize, sedate, stupefy
Near Antonyms of still

aggravate, heighten, intensify

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

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

3 to stop the noise or speech of

  • the conversation was abruptly stilled by a loud crash from the next room
Synonyms of still

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

agitate, stir

still

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of still

1 without motion

  • the cat sat absolutely still, watching as the mouse began to make its way across the floor
Synonyms of still

motionlessly, quiet, quietly
Words Related to still

immovably

inactively
Near Antonyms of still

movably

2 in spite of that

  • their star player was injured in yesterday's game; still, it looks like he will be able to play today
Synonyms of still

even so, howbeit, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still and all, though, withal, yet
Words Related to still

after all, anyhow, regardless

per contra
Phrases Synonymous with still

all the same (or just the same), at the same time

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