Englishquiet
adjective
1 the whole bar went quiet:
silent, still, hushed, noiseless, soundless;
mute, dumb, speechless, voiceless, unspeaking.
2 she spoke in a quiet voice:
soft, low, lowered, muted, muffled, faint, indistinct, inaudible, dull;
hushed, whispered, stifled, suppressed.
▷antonyms loud.
3 a quiet village | he liked the quiet life:
peaceful, sleepy, tranquil, calm, still, relaxing, soothing, pleasant, restful, undisturbed, free from disturbance, free from interruption, free from interference, untroubled;
unfrequented, private, secluded, sequestered, retired, isolated, out of the way, off the beaten track, solitary.
▷antonyms busy.
4 I thought we'd better have a quiet word together before the kids come:
private, confidential, secret, discreet, unofficial, off the record, between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost/gatepost/doorpost/wall).
▷antonyms public.
5 he's a very quiet, private person:
calm, equable, serene, composed, cool, calm, and collected, placid, untroubled, peaceful, peaceable, tranquil, gentle, mild, phlegmatic, imperturbable, unexcitable;
moderate, reserved, uncommunicative, unresponsive, taciturn, secretive, withdrawn, silent;
meek, mousy, retiring, reticent, unforthcoming, shy, self-effacing, diffident, modest, temperate, restrained, unassuming, unassertive, unemotional;
informal unflappable;
rare equanimous.
6 I've always preferred quiet colors:
unobtrusive, unostentatious, unpretentious, restrained, reserved;
soft, pale, pastel, muted, understated, subdued, subtle, low-key, conservative, sober, plain, ordinary.
▷antonyms loud.
7 you can't keep a mass murder quiet for long:
secret, top secret, confidential, strictly confidential, classified, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished, untold, unknown, uncommunicated, under wraps, unofficial, off the record, not for publication/circulation, not to be made public, not to be disclosed, clandestine, surreptitious;
Latin sub rosa;
informal hush-hush, mum.
▷antonyms public.
noun
after New York, the quiet of the country was almost tangible:
peacefulness, peace and quiet, peace, restfulness, calm, calmness, tranquility, serenity;
silence, quietness, stillness, still, quietude, hush, noiselessness, soundlessness;
privacy, privateness, seclusion, solitude, isolation, retirement, lack of disturbance/interruption, freedom from interference.