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quiet

adjective

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"
Antonyms: unquiet Similar: quiescent, relaxing, restful, reposeful, slumberous, slumbrous, untroubled
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
Antonyms: noisy Similar: noiseless, stilly, silent, soundless, still, tiptoe
not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
Synonyms: restrained Similar: unostentatious, unpretentious, unpretending
in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
Synonyms: hushed, muted, subdued Similar: soft
without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times"
Synonyms: placid Similar: uneventful
free from disturbance; "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"; "unruf
Synonyms: placid, still, tranquil, unruffled Similar: calm
of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
Antonyms: active

noun

a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
Synonyms: lull
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
Synonyms: tranquillity
the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
Synonyms: silence Antonyms: sound
a disposition free from stress or emotion
Synonyms: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity

adverb

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"
Synonyms: quietly Antonyms: unquietly

verb

become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
Synonyms: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quieten, quiet down Antonyms: louden
make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize Antonyms: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up