All quiet synonyms
quiΒ·et
Q q verb quiet
- gratify β to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- ice β the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- inactivate β to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.
- lull β to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- palliate β to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- reconcile β to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- shush β to order (someone or something) to be silent; hush.
- slack β not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- soft-pedal β to use the soft pedal.
- square β a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- squash β to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- stroke β a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
- tranquillize β To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- tranquilize β calm sb with drugs
- button one's lip β to stop talking: often imperative
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- dummy up β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- fix up β Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
- shut up β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- alleviate β If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
- quell β to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
- banish β If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it.
- dispel β to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.
noun quiet
- peace β the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- stillness β silence; quiet; hush.
- tranquillity β quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- quietude β the state of being quiet; tranquillity; calmness; stillness; quiet.
- calmness β without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- relaxation β abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- serenity β the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- cessation β The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- noiselessness β accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
- quietness β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- repose β the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- rest β a support for a lance; lance rest.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- termination β the act of terminating.
- dead air β the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.
adjective quiet
- silent β making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
- noiseless β accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
- inaudible β not audible; incapable of being heard.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- soft β yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- discreet β judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.