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Type Words
Synonyms placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled
Derivation quietness


the quiet waters of a lagoon.
Type Words
Synonyms calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
Type of console, comfort, solace, soothe
Has types pacify, mollify, lull, lenify, gruntle, gentle, conciliate, compose, assure, assuage, appease, placate, reassure


quiet the dragons of worry and fear.
Type Words
Synonyms quietly


her hands rested quietly in her lap.
the rock star was quietly led out the back door.
sit here as quiet as you can.
Type Words
Synonyms lull
Type of calmness
Type Words
Synonyms silence
Type of sound property
Has types speechlessness, soundlessness, hush, quietness, stillness, still


the street was quiet.
Type Words
Synonyms tranquility, tranquillity
Type of order
Type Words
Synonyms placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity
Type of composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
Has types ataraxia
Type Words
Synonyms hushed, muted, subdued


a quiet reprimand.
Type Words
Synonyms hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten
Type of change intensity
Verb group shut up, quieten, hush, hush up, still, silence
Type Words
Synonyms restrained


clothes in quiet good taste.
Type Words
Derivation quietness


a quiet life.
a quiet throng of onlookers.
quiet peace-loving people.
the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years.
Type Words
Derivation quietness


a quiet audience at the concert.
the room was dark and quiet.
Type Words

Examples of quiet

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It was a prime-time ending to a four-day manhunt around this quiet college town.
From the thenewstribune.com
As we floated north into Daytona Beach, then turned west, the city seemed quiet.
From the news-journalonline.com
My divorce brought me to my knees, but I came out with a strong, quiet strength.
From the freep.com
Despite those misaligned panels, the interior of both cars was remarkably quiet.
From the freep.com
He gets 21 points and Mo Williams scores 28 on a quiet night from Blake Griffin.
From the latimes.com
Quiet its tantrums in order to hear more clearly the higher guide inside of you.
From the latimes.com
Home sale activity was quiet last month across the 21 counties the NWMLS serves.
From the thenewstribune.com
Well, bang goes the theory that third anniversaries are generally quiet affairs.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Don't you think they should've either taken seats in the same row or kept quiet?
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Quietly: with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
  • Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
  • Lull: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
  • Quieten: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
  • Calm: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
  • Free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
  • Tranquillity: an untroubled state; free from disturbances
  • Not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
  • Silence: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"