Synonyms of stillness

stillness

noun

1

as in restfulness

a state of freedom from storm or disturbance

dozing in the warm stillness of a summer afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restfulness
• serenity
• quietness
• sereneness
• quiet
• quietude
• calm
• calmness
• silence
• tranquility
• peacefulness
• peace
• hush
• still
• placidity
• repose
• lull
• respite
• pause
• harmony
• comity
• concord
• informality
• casualness
• mildness
• soothingness
• relaxedness
• easygoingness
• laid-backness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unrest
• bustle
• turmoil
• commotion
• tumult
• hubbub
• noise
• pandemonium
• uproar
• hurly-burly
• din
• clamor
• unquietness
• racket

2

as in silence

incapacity for or restraint from speaking

from the couple's tense stillness I sensed that they had been quarreling just before I arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silence
• muteness
• speechlessness
• voicelessness
• inarticulateness
• reticence
• taciturnity
• inarticulacy
• reserve
• reticency

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• communication
• speaking
• talking
• eloquence
• fluency
• volubility
• loquacity
• talkativeness
• garrulousness
• loquaciousness
• wordiness
• verbosity
• talkiness
• chattiness
• windiness
• verboseness

3

as in quietness

the near or complete absence of sound

the only thing that broke the stillness of the garden was the droning of a bee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silence
• quietness
• quiet
• still
• quietude
• hush
• lull
• calm
• peace
• tranquility
• peacefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• noise
• tumult
• cacophony
• roar
• chatter
• rattle
• din
• hubbub
• clamor
• racket
• unquietness
• clangor
• uproar
• blare
• bluster
• babel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stillness

Affleck’s direction is quite intentional, with each scene meticulously framed and lit, allowing stillness to permeate. — Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Heaps of plot aren’t required, of course, but one watches Color of the Sun with a constant itch for something to burst through the movie’s mannered stillness and liven up the picture. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Skip the drinks, share an hour of stillness and see what actually feels real once the noise drops away. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

Herald Square is loud, yet our room held a stillness that felt almost improbable one block from Macy's. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

We are asked constantly to dilate and contract—to adjust from contemplative darkness to the California sun, from specific detail to overarching conceit, from stillness to activity. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

While this is an invitation to seek mental quietude, that stillness doesn’t cause God to communicate more clearly with us. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

In 2019, Jacobs married former model Char Defrancesco, who has seemingly brought a sense of stillness—of harmony—to Jacobs’s life. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

The temperature dropped, and there was an eerie stillness in the air—and then, suddenly, there was darkness. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026