quieted
Brought to stillness
Quieted is the past tense of quiet used as a verb, meaning made less noisy, calmed, or silenced.
A parent quieted a fussy baby.
Fears were quieted by reassurance.
The crowd quieted as the speaker approached the microphone.
She quieted her nerves with a deep breath.
Calmed or comforted
- settledNo longer in question
- relaxedFree of stress
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
placid · composed · unruffled · eased · gentled · pacified · mollified · appeased
soothed
Calmed or comforted
serene · placid · composed · unruffled · eased · gentled · pacified · mollified · appeased · lulled
hushed
Reduced to silence
dampened · softened · lowered · stifled · suppressed · soundless · noiseless · inaudible · whispered · dimmed
censored
Suppressed from publication
quashed · repressed · smothered · squelched · strangled · silenced · shut down · stamped out · choked off · stifled
- calming downcalmed, relaxed, chilled, settled, mellowed
- relaxedcalm, serene, peaceful, mellow, easygoing
- turned downdeclined, refused, rejected, nixed, vetoed
- drowned outmuffled, overpowered, inaudible, blotted out, covered up
- comfortedhugged, cuddled, soothed, calmed, reassured
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
quietedamplified
Increased in strength
loudened · blared · blasted · turned up · cranked up
quietedagitated
Emotionally disturbed, restless
excited · riled up · stirred up · upset · disturbed
quietedactivated
Made operational
energized · animated · stimulated · enlivened · invigorated
- be quietCease making noise
- peace and quietFreedom from disturbance
- keep quietRemain silent
- quiet downBecome less noisy
- quiet as a mouseExtremely silent
- keeping quietRemaining silent
quiet, quietly, quietness, disquiet, quieting, quieter, quiet down, quiets, disquieting