/ Thesaurus / Q Synonyms of quietening Find synonyms for: Verb1. quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down, change intensityusage: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"2. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still, comfort, soothe, console, solaceusage: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"3. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbusage: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: labyrinth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language