quietly

The word “quietly” has 3 syllables: qui-et-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈkwaɪətli/


What is synonym and antonym for quietly?

In the thesaurus, “quietly” has 29 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quietly along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quietly

  • confidentially
  • conservatively
  • faintly
  • immovably
  • in a low voice
  • in a whisper
  • in low tones
  • in silence
  • inactively
  • inaudibly
  • motionlessly
  • murmuring
  • noiselessly
  • off the record
  • patiently
  • placidly
  • privately
  • quiet
  • secretly
  • serenely
  • softly
  • sotto voce
  • soundlessly
  • still
  • tacitly
  • unassumingly
  • unobtrusively
  • unofficially
  • weakly

Antonyms for quietly

  • audibly
  • loudly
  • movably
  • publicly

Meanings of quietly

  • adverb
    1. In a quiet manner.

Example Sentences

  • She quietly slipped out of the room without anyone noticing.
  • The children played quietly in the backyard so as not to disturb their neighbors.
  • The students worked quietly on their assignments, focusing intently on their tasks.
  • The cat quietly stalked its prey, moving with stealth and precision.
  • He quietly closed the door behind him, not wanting to wake anyone up.

On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quietly, such as: audibly, confidentially, conservatively, faintly, immovably, in a low voice, in a whisper.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

faintly

  • agilely
  • airily
  • almost inconceivably
  • almost not
  • barely
  • breezily
  • by a hair
  • by no means
  • carelessly
  • casually
  • comparatively
  • daintily
  • delicately
  • detectably
  • easily
  • ethereally
  • feebly
  • flippantly
  • freely
  • frivolously
  • gently
  • gingerly
  • gradually
  • heedlessly
  • imperceptibly
  • in a low voice
  • in a whisper
  • in low tones
  • in silence
  • inaudibly
  • indifferently
  • infrequently
  • just
  • leniently
  • little
  • low
  • mildly
  • moderately
  • murmuring
  • nimbly
  • no more than
  • no way
  • noiselessly
  • not a bit
  • not at all
  • not by much
  • not likely
  • not markedly
  • not measurably
  • not much
  • not notably
  • not noticeably
  • not often
  • not quite
  • once in a blue moon
  • only
  • only just
  • peacefully
  • perceptibly
  • practically
  • pretty near
  • quietly
  • rarely
  • readily
  • scantly
  • seldom
  • silently
  • simply
  • slightingly
  • slightly
  • smoothly
  • softly
  • somewhat
  • sotto voce
  • soundlessly
  • sparingly
  • sparsely
  • sporadically
  • subtly
  • tacitly
  • tenderly
  • tenuously
  • thinly
  • thoughtlessly
  • timidly
  • unsubstantially
  • voicelessly
  • weakly
  • well
  • with trouble

impassively

  • aloofly
  • apathetically
  • bravely
  • calmly
  • disinterestedly
  • dispassionately
  • enduringly
  • forbearingly
  • hesitantly
  • imperturbably
  • incuriously
  • indifferently
  • lukewarmly
  • meekly
  • perfunctorily
  • quietly
  • reluctantly
  • resignedly
  • submissively
  • tolerantly
  • unwillingly

immovably

  • fixedly
  • inactively
  • motionlessly
  • quiet
  • quietly
  • regularly
  • still
  • undeviatingly
  • unwaveringly

unaffectedly

  • artlessly
  • but of course
  • by birth
  • by nature
  • candidly
  • casually
  • characteristically
  • commonly
  • consistently
  • coolly
  • cooly
  • customarily
  • directly
  • easily
  • frankly
  • freely
  • generally
  • genuinely
  • guilelessly
  • habitually
  • honestly
  • impulsively
  • informally
  • ingenuously
  • innocently
  • instinctively
  • intelligibly
  • matter-of-factly
  • modestly
  • naively
  • naturally
  • nonchalantly
  • normally
  • openheartedly
  • openly
  • ordinarily
  • quietly
  • readily
  • relaxedly
  • simply
  • sincerely
  • spontaneously
  • straightforwardly
  • truly
  • typically
  • unceremoniously
  • unfeignedly
  • uniformly
  • unpretentiously
  • usually
  • without any elaboration

quiet

  • allay
  • alleviate
  • ameliorate
  • appease
  • appropriate
  • arcadian
  • assuage
  • balmy
  • becalm
  • becoming
  • buttoned-up
  • calm
  • calm down
  • calmness
  • can it
  • casualness
  • cessation
  • chill out
  • choke
  • clam up
  • clammed up
  • clear
  • clement
  • cloistered
  • close
  • close-mouthed
  • cloudless
  • collected
  • comity
  • compose
  • conciliate
  • concord
  • conservative
  • console
  • contented
  • cool
  • cool it
  • cool out
  • could hear a pin drop
  • covert
  • dead
  • dead air
  • docile
  • drab
  • dreamy
  • dry up
  • dull
  • dumb
  • dummy up
  • ease
  • easygoingness
  • equable
  • extinguish
  • fair
  • fit
  • fitting
  • fix up
  • fixed
  • gag
  • gentle
  • graceful
  • gratify
  • halcyon
  • handsome
  • harmony
  • hidden
  • hold it down
  • homely
  • hush
  • hushed
  • hushful
  • ice
  • immovably
  • inactivate
  • inactive
  • inactively
  • inaudible
  • inconspicuous
  • informality
  • inobtrusive
  • isolated
  • laid-backness
  • lay
  • level
  • lone
  • lonely
  • lonesome
  • low
  • low-key
  • low-keyed
  • low-pitched
  • lown
  • lull
  • lullaby
  • meek
  • mild
  • mildness
  • mitigate
  • moderate
  • modest
  • mollify
  • motionless
  • motionlessly
  • mousey
  • mousy
  • muffle
  • muffled
  • mute
  • muted
  • muzzle
  • narcotize
  • noiseless
  • noiselessness
  • not saying boo
  • pacific
  • pacify
  • palliate
  • patch things up
  • pause
  • peace
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • peacefulness
  • pipe down
  • placate
  • placid
  • placidity
  • plain
  • please
  • practical
  • private
  • proper
  • quell
  • quiescent
  • quieted
  • quieten
  • quietly
  • quietness
  • quietude
  • rainless
  • reclusive
  • reconcile
  • refined
  • relax
  • relaxation
  • relaxedness
  • relieve
  • remote
  • repose
  • repressed
  • reserved
  • respite
  • rest
  • restful
  • restfulness
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • retired
  • salve
  • satisfy
  • secluded
  • secret
  • secretive
  • sedate
  • sensible
  • sequestered
  • serene
  • sereneness
  • serenity
  • settle
  • sheltered
  • shush
  • shut up
  • shy
  • silence
  • silent
  • simple
  • slack
  • smooth
  • sober
  • soft
  • soft pedal
  • soften
  • softened
  • solace
  • solitary
  • soothe
  • soothing
  • soothingness
  • soundless
  • soundlessness
  • speechless
  • speechlessness
  • square
  • squash
  • squelch
  • stable
  • stagnant
  • still
  • stilled
  • stillness
  • stilly
  • stop
  • stroke
  • stupefy
  • subdue
  • subdued
  • suitable
  • sunny
  • sunshiny
  • taciturn
  • take the bite out of
  • tasteful
  • temperate
  • termination
  • tight-lipped
  • toned-down
  • tranquil
  • tranquility
  • tranquilize
  • tranquillity
  • tranquillize
  • ultraquiet
  • unadorned
  • unanxious
  • unassuming
  • uncommunicative
  • undecorated
  • understated
  • undisturbed
  • unexcited
  • unexpressed
  • unflashy
  • unfrequented
  • unnoticeable
  • unobtrusive
  • unpretentious
  • unruffled
  • unspeaking
  • untroubled
  • unuttered
  • unwind
  • whist
  • windless
  • wordless
  • zone out

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