quietly

  • (r) with low volume
    • speak softly but carry a big stick
    • she spoke quietly to the child
    • the radio was playing softly
    softly,
  • (r) with little or no sound
    • the class was listening quietly and intently
    • she was crying quietly
  • (r) with little or no activity or no agitation ("quiet" is a nonstandard variant for "quietly")
    • her hands rested quietly in her lap
    • the rock star was quietly led out the back door
    • sit here as quiet as you can
    quiet,
  • (r) in a restful manner
    • the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass
    restfully,

Synonyms

softly quiet restfully

Antonyms

loud loudly aloud noisily unquietly

Words of close approximity

quieten quietus