quietude

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of QUIETUDE

a state of freedom from storm or disturbance <after his tantrum, the toddler lapsed into an exhausted quietude and fell asleep>

Synonyms calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms clamor, din, noise, racket

Antonyms bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar

the near or complete absence of sound <the quietude of the early morning was broken only by the occasional chirping of birds>

Synonyms hush, quiet, quietness, quietude, still, stillness

Related Words calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, hubbub, racket, rattle, roar, tumult, uproar

Antonyms noise, sound, unquietness

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