QUIETUDE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

quietude

noun

ˈkwī-ə-ˌtüd

as in restfulness

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

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as in silence

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

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Recent Examples of quietude McQueen’s script doesn’t waste any time, but the director savors these moments of domestic quietude as much as Rita and George do. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024 The effect is meditative and moving, an urgent quietude not always found in the Sturm und Drang that attends both our contemporary poetry and our politics. —

Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Related Stories Lifestyle Cover Reveal: Graydon Carter's Vanity Fair Tell-All Lifestyle Julia Roberts to Narrate Audiobook of Lisa Marie Presley's Posthumous Memoir The quietude of the scene belies the tumult that occurred here just days before. —

Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024 Another Island Looking for a little extra quietude? —

Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quietude

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Noun

As 11-year-old Mason, Daniels embraces the film’s aesthetic, too, one that holds silences and honors stillness.

— Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The Skymaster was largely forgotten, at least in the official and public domain, creating a chasm of silence for the victims’ families.

— Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025