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Antonyms for quiet
ˈkwaɪ ɪtqui·et
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Wiktionary
quietverb
Antonyms:
loudquietnoun
With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise.
I can't hear the music, it is too quiet.
Antonyms:
loudSynonyms:
quieten, quiet downquietadjective
To cause someone to become quiet.
the sea was quiet; a quiet night at home; all quiet on the Western front
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loudquietadjective
Antonyms:
loudquietadjective
He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.
Antonyms:
loud
English Synonyms and Antonyms
quiet
Allay and alleviate are closely kindred in signification, and have been often interchanged in usage. But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; to alleviate, on the other hand, is to lighten a burden. We allay suffering by using means to soothe and tranquilize the sufferer; we alleviate suffering by doing something toward removal of the cause, so that there is less to suffer; where the trouble is wholly or chiefly in the excitement, to allay the excitement is virtually to remove the trouble; as, to allay rage or panic; we alleviate poverty, but do not allay it. Pacify, directly from the Latin, and appease, from the Latin through the French, signify to bring to peace; to mollify is to soften; to calm, quiet, or tranquilize is to make still; compose, to place together, unite, adjust to a calm and settled condition; to soothe (originally to assent to, humor) is to bring to pleased quietude. We allay excitement, appease a tumult, calm agitation, compose our feelings or countenance, pacify the quarrelsome, quiet the boisterous or clamorous, soothe grief or distress. Compare ALLEVIATE.
Antonyms:
agitate, arouse, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir upSynonyms:
allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, soothe, still, tranquilize
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
quietnoun
Antonyms:
unrest, motion, noise, agitation, excitement, disturbance, turmoil, tumultSynonyms:
rest, repose, stillness, calm, appeasement, pacification, silence, peacequietverb
Antonyms:
rouse, excite, disturb, agitate, stir, urge, goadSynonyms:
allay, appease, still, pacify, hush, lull, tranquillize, soothe, calm
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
lull, quietnoun
a period of calm weather
"there was a lull in the storm"
Antonyms:
loud, buzzing, strident, blatant, rip-roaring, clattery, disruptive, rackety, ostentatious, active, unquiet, squally, clangorous, turbulent, thundering, reedy, tumultuous, clanking, screaky, uproarious, troubled, clamorous, noisy, wheezy, stertorous, clamant, whirring, riotous, swishy, pretentious, clanging, vociferous, squalling, creaky, abuzz, stormySynonyms:
tranquility, placidity, repose, letup, serenity, silence, lull, tranquillitytranquillity, tranquility, quietnoun
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
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squally, unquiet, thundering, stertorous, clanking, reedy, clamorous, tumultuous, stormy, riotous, clamant, abuzz, active, turbulent, vociferous, blatant, strident, rip-roaring, ostentatious, swishy, clanging, buzzing, squalling, disruptive, clangorous, loud, uproarious, pretentious, creaky, whirring, wheezy, noisy, screaky, rackety, clattery, troubledSynonyms:
tranquility, placidity, quietness, quietude, repose, serenity, silence, lull, tranquillitysilence, quietnoun
the absence of sound
"he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
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swishy, unquiet, creaky, ostentatious, clamant, vociferous, clamorous, blatant, buzzing, abuzz, squalling, screaky, clangorous, rip-roaring, strident, clattery, reedy, uproarious, riotous, troubled, noisy, stertorous, stormy, turbulent, tumultuous, clanking, disruptive, pretentious, loud, squally, clanging, thundering, active, rackety, wheezy, whirringSynonyms:
tranquility, placidity, silence, repose, serenity, muteness, secretiveness, secrecy, lull, tranquillityrepose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquilityadjective
a disposition free from stress or emotion
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swishy, squally, clamant, pretentious, buzzing, disruptive, tumultuous, abuzz, unquiet, thundering, reedy, vociferous, rackety, squalling, strident, creaky, clanking, stormy, stertorous, blatant, wheezy, ostentatious, clamorous, loud, noisy, riotous, troubled, clangorous, rip-roaring, active, clanging, clattery, whirring, uproarious, turbulent, screakySynonyms:
placidity, peace, relaxation, peacefulness, tranquility, tranquillity, ease, rest, repose, lull, silence, peace of mind, quietness, quietude, ataraxis, serenity, heartsease, placidnessquietadjective
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"
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riotous, creaky, pretentious, clangorous, wheezy, noisy, vociferous, clamorous, unquiet, turbulent, swishy, clanking, blatant, ostentatious, stertorous, squalling, reedy, disruptive, stormy, whirring, rip-roaring, squally, screaky, loud, buzzing, tumultuous, abuzz, uproarious, strident, active, thundering, clanging, troubled, rackety, clamant, clatterySynonyms:
placid, hushed, restrained, still, muted, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, subduedquietadjective
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
"a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
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swishy, thundering, noisy, clangorous, buzzing, squalling, reedy, creaky, pretentious, vociferous, rip-roaring, unquiet, loud, troubled, clattery, riotous, clamorous, clanging, whirring, abuzz, strident, squally, blatant, screaky, clanking, rackety, wheezy, stertorous, uproarious, ostentatious, clamant, disruptive, tumultuous, turbulent, stormy, activeSynonyms:
placid, hushed, restrained, still, muted, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, subduedquiet, restrainedadjective
not showy or obtrusive
"clothes in quiet good taste"
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rip-roaring, blatant, clattery, thundering, riotous, screaky, wheezy, stertorous, troubled, turbulent, noisy, ostentatious, clanging, pretentious, tumultuous, creaky, whirring, uproarious, clamorous, strident, reedy, stormy, clanking, clamant, unquiet, loud, abuzz, swishy, buzzing, vociferous, squalling, rackety, squally, clangorous, active, disruptiveSynonyms:
placid, moderate, hushed, guarded, restrained, still, muted, reticent, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, unemotional, subduedhushed, muted, subdued, quietadjective
in a softened tone
"hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
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creaky, loud, stormy, disruptive, swishy, active, stertorous, clamorous, thundering, abuzz, clattery, troubled, strident, rackety, vociferous, whirring, clanking, riotous, unquiet, squally, turbulent, squalling, clangorous, reedy, uproarious, clanging, wheezy, tumultuous, screaky, rip-roaring, blatant, clamant, noisy, buzzing, pretentious, ostentatiousSynonyms:
smooth, low-key, dull, dim, placid, hushed, restrained, muted, tranquil, soft, still, unruffled, subdued, low-keyed, muffled, softenedplacid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffledadjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
"a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
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vociferous, noisy, whirring, clanging, disruptive, clattery, turbulent, unquiet, clangorous, creaky, active, buzzing, screaky, stormy, blatant, wheezy, stertorous, reedy, troubled, rip-roaring, thundering, clanking, clamant, riotous, squalling, squally, clamorous, uproarious, ostentatious, rackety, abuzz, swishy, pretentious, loud, strident, tumultuousSynonyms:
inactive, smooth, motionless, suave, placid, good-tempered, fluid, restrained, serene, static, muted, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, still, unflustered, hushed, silent, unflurried, even-tempered, subdued, unagitated, fluent, calm, equable, unperturbed, bland, noneffervescent, liquid, legato, politicquietverb
of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
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uproarious, rackety, vociferous, abuzz, loud, pretentious, unquiet, riotous, stormy, stertorous, swishy, clanking, clangorous, rip-roaring, squalling, clanging, troubled, reedy, blatant, tumultuous, noisy, strident, disruptive, squally, whirring, active, wheezy, clattery, thundering, turbulent, buzzing, clamorous, screaky, creaky, ostentatious, clamantSynonyms:
placid, hushed, restrained, still, muted, smooth, unruffled, tranquil, subduedquieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe downverb
become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
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disruptive, riotous, abuzz, wheezy, pretentious, clanging, turbulent, strident, clanking, clamant, clangorous, troubled, blatant, uproarious, stertorous, creaky, screaky, swishy, ostentatious, reedy, whirring, vociferous, thundering, tumultuous, squalling, loud, buzzing, squally, noisy, active, clamorous, rip-roaring, rackety, clattery, unquiet, stormySynonyms:
quiesce, hush up, tranquillise, calm down, shut up, calm, quieten, still, tranquillize, hush, silence, quiet down, pipe down, tranquilize, lullcalm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stilladverb
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
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troubled, abuzz, uproarious, reedy, thundering, blatant, clamorous, squally, pretentious, active, stertorous, squalling, loud, clattery, turbulent, noisy, clangorous, wheezy, rackety, strident, unquiet, clamant, clanging, buzzing, whirring, tumultuous, screaky, riotous, swishy, creaky, rip-roaring, disruptive, clanking, vociferous, stormy, ostentatiousSynonyms:
silence, hush, tranquilize, relieve, tranquillize, becalm, quiet down, ease, tranquillise, still, chill out, shut up, quiesce, hush up, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, allay, pipe down, lull, calm down, quietenquietly, quietadverb
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"
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whirring, stormy, thundering, clangorous, vociferous, noisy, clamorous, pretentious, strident, active, clanking, uproarious, abuzz, wheezy, creaky, buzzing, tumultuous, stertorous, squalling, disruptive, rackety, clanging, ostentatious, clamant, reedy, turbulent, squally, troubled, swishy, screaky, blatant, clattery, rip-roaring, loud, riotous, unquiet
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
quietadjective
Antonyms:
noisy, tumultuous, boisterous, hoidenish, rude, stormy, disturbed, obtrusive, forward, demonstrativeSynonyms:
calm, still, pacific, motionless, unmoved, stagnant, placid, serene, undisturbed, unruffled, halcyon, unmolested, hushed, silent, still, noiseless, inaudible, demure, meek, inoffensive, gentle, retiring, modest, unobtrusive, unassuming, undemonstrative, staid, reserved, sedate, sequestered, unfrequented, retired, secludedquietverb
Antonyms:
arouse, aggravate, exasperate, intensify, increaseSynonyms:
still, hush, lull, appease, allay, compose, tranquilize, pacify, becalm, assuage, alleviate, mollify, moderate, relieve
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
QUIET
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creak
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because you talk at a meal and if you don’t you’re quiet
How to use quiet in a sentence?
Johnny Jennings is one of the most gracious individuals I have ever met. I have always admired his quiet, humble spirit, his commitment to helping others and most of all, his love for the children in our care, we are so blessed to have someone of his character dedicated to serving our ministry.
At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below.
My views on Khashoggi have been made absolutely, positively clear and I have never been quiet about asking about human rights.
You're expected to sit in the classroom and stay quiet and not speak your mind.
Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.
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#954 | active | |
#1746 | fan | |
#1871 | motion | |
#3061 | noise | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#6888 | loud | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#9811 | urge | |
#10284 | stir | |
#11950 | troubled | |
#12104 | noisy | |
#12803 | excite | |
#14374 | disturbance | |
#20272 | turbulent | |
#20864 | disruptive | |
#23324 | turmoil | |
#23336 | disturb | |
#23805 | stormy | |
#24114 | unrest | |
#26101 | blatant | |
#26899 | provoke | |
#28106 | agitation | |
#29678 | rouse | |
#32363 | buzzing | |
#38916 | pretentious | |
#39937 | thundering | |
#43132 | arouse | |
#46627 | tumultuous | |
#51479 | reedy | |
#61744 | tumult | |
#63896 | goad | |
#69206 | strident | |
#71611 | kindle | |
#83140 | riotous | |
#86407 | agitate | |
#94339 | vociferous | |
#98426 | abuzz | |
#99755 | ostentatious | |
#101223 | creaky | |
#113287 | whirring | |
#116743 | unquiet | |
#121093 | clanging | |
#142998 | clanking | |
#146231 | uproarious | |
#165624 | wheezy | |
#167145 | clamorous | |
#286798 | squalling | |
#321518 | swishy | |
#325029 | squally |
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