quietened
Reduced the noise
Quietened is the past tense of quieten, meaning to make or become quiet.
The word is primarily British; American English prefers quieted: The crowd quietened as the speaker approached.
It applies to sounds, people, or abstract things like fears or doubts: Her reassurances quietened his anxieties.
Forcibly held down
- gaggedSilenced by obstruction
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- stifledForcibly held in
- quelledForcibly ended unrest
muzzled · repressed · squelched · clamped · hushed · shut-up · stopped · curtailed
Calm and untroubled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- calmFree from agitation
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- restfulPeaceful and calming
soothing · undisturbed · reposeful · harmonious · meditative · untroubled · composed · pacific
Spoke without full voice
- shushedCommanded into silence
- soft-spokenSpeaking quietly, gently
- murmuredSpoke barely audibly
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
breathy · muffled · softened · dampened · gentle · subdued · toned-down · understated
suppressed
Forcibly held down
quelled · muzzled · repressed · squelched · clamped · hushed · shut-up · stopped · curtailed · checked
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
restful · soothing · undisturbed · reposeful · harmonious · meditative · untroubled · composed · pacific · relaxed
whispered
Spoke without full voice
- shushedCommanded into silence
- soft-spokenSpeaking quietly, gently
- murmuredSpoke barely audibly
lowered · breathy · muffled · softened · dampened · gentle · subdued · toned-down · understated · piano
quietenedamplified
Increased in strength
loudened · blared · blasted · cranked up · turned up
- quieten downBecome less noisy
- quietened downGrew calmer and softer