Antonyms for still
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1. still

   Allay and alleviate are closely kindred in signification, and have been often interchanged in usage. But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; to alleviate, on the other hand, is to lighten a burden. We allay suffering by using means to soothe and tranquilize the sufferer; we alleviate suffering by doing something toward removal of the cause, so that there is less to suffer; where the trouble is wholly or chiefly in the excitement, to allay the excitement is virtually to remove the trouble; as, to allay rage or panic; we alleviate poverty, but do not allay it. Pacify, directly from the Latin, and appease, from the Latin through the French, signify to bring to peace; to mollify is to soften; to calm, quiet, or tranquilize is to make still; compose, to place together, unite, adjust to a calm and settled condition; to soothe (originally to assent to, humor) is to bring to pleased quietude. We allay excitement, appease a tumult, calm agitation, compose our feelings or countenance, pacify the quarrelsome, quiet the boisterous or clamorous, soothe grief or distress. Compare ALLEVIATE.

   Antonyms:
   agitate, arouse, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

   Synonyms:
   allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, tranquilize

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. still

   Antonyms:
   unquiet, disturbed, agitated, moved, noisy, resonant, turbulent, moving, transitional

   Synonyms:
   quiet, calm, noiseless, hushed, silent, pacific, serene, motionless, stagnant, peaceful, quiescent, tranquil, stationary

Matched Categories

1. • Apparatus
   • Comfort
   • Photograph
   • Poetry
   • Silence

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. stillnoun

   a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)

   "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"

   Antonyms:
   moving, running(a), effervescent, stormy, noisy, animated, sparkling, no longer, no more

   Synonyms:
   stillness, hush, distillery

2. hush, stillness, stillnoun

   (poetic) tranquil silence

   "the still of the night"

   Antonyms:
   moving, sparkling, running(a), effervescent, noisy, stormy, animated, no more, no longer

   Synonyms:
   stillness, motionlessness, hush, windlessness, lifelessness, distillery

3. stillnoun

   an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed

   Antonyms:
   sparkling, running(a), animated, moving, effervescent, stormy, noisy, no longer, no more

   Synonyms:
   stillness, hush, distillery

4. distillery, stilladjective

   a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

   Antonyms:
   sparkling, moving, running(a), stormy, noisy, animated, effervescent, no more, no longer

   Synonyms:
   stillness, hush, distillery

5. inactive, motionless, static, stilladjective

   not in physical motion

   "the inertia of an object at rest"

   Antonyms:
   sparkling, effervescent, moving, stormy, running(a), animated, noisy, no longer, no more

   Synonyms:
   static, smooth, motionless, placid, inactive, electrostatic, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, quiet, unchanging, silent, noneffervescent, nonoperational, passive, stable, dormant

6. silent, soundless, stilladjective

   marked by absence of sound

   "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

   Antonyms:
   moving, running(a), effervescent, animated, noisy, sparkling, stormy, no longer, no more

   Synonyms:
   static, smooth, understood, motionless, placid, inactive, mute, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, mum, dumb, quiet, silent, tacit, unsounded, noneffervescent

7. placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffledadjective

   (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

   "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

   Antonyms:
   noisy, moving, stormy, sparkling, animated, running(a), effervescent, no longer, no more

   Synonyms:
   inactive, smooth, motionless, suave, placid, good-tempered, fluid, restrained, serene, static, muted, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, unflustered, quiet, hushed, silent, unflurried, even-tempered, subdued, unagitated, fluent, calm, equable, unperturbed, bland, noneffervescent, liquid, legato, politic

8. stilladjective

   used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion

   "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples"

   Antonyms:
   moving, animated, stormy, running(a), sparkling, effervescent, noisy, no more, no longer

   Synonyms:
   soundless, placid, tranquil, silent, inactive, noneffervescent, unruffled, static, smooth, motionless, quiet

9. still, noneffervescentadjective

   not sparkling

   "a still wine"; "still mineral water"

   Antonyms:
   effervescent, moving, noisy, sparkling, running(a), animated, stormy, no longer, no more

   Synonyms:
   soundless, placid, tranquil, silent, inactive, noneffervescent, unruffled, static, smooth, motionless, quiet

10. stillverb

    free from noticeable current

    "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"

    Antonyms:
    stormy, sparkling, running(a), moving, effervescent, animated, noisy, no longer, no more

    Synonyms:
    soundless, placid, tranquil, silent, inactive, noneffervescent, unruffled, static, smooth, motionless, quiet

11. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillverb

    make calm or still

    "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

    Antonyms:
    stormy, effervescent, animated, moving, running(a), noisy, sparkling, no longer, no more

    Synonyms:
    silence, hush, tranquilize, relieve, tranquillize, becalm, quiet down, ease, tranquillise, chill out, quiet, shut up, quiesce, hush up, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, allay, pipe down, lull, calm down, quieten

12. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush upverb

    cause to be quiet or not talk

    "Please silence the children in the church!"

    Antonyms:
    running(a), moving, sparkling, noisy, stormy, animated, effervescent, no longer, no more

    Synonyms:
    button up, calm, lock away, put away, ease, sleek over, calm down, quiet down, whitewash, lock, hush up, close up, quieten, quiet, lock up, quiesce, tranquillise, shut up, pipe down, allay, clam up, keep mum, lull, shut away, relieve, gloss over, be quiet, hush, dummy up, silence, lock in, tranquilize, belt up, tranquillize

13. still, allay, relieve, easeverb

    lessen the intensity of or calm

    "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

    Antonyms:
    stormy, moving, noisy, running(a), sparkling, animated, effervescent, no more, no longer

    Synonyms:
    calm, ease, salvage, calm down, save, hush up, quieten, slake, unbosom, shut up, tranquillise, take over, salve, quiet, comfort, allay, facilitate, exempt, quench, lull, let off, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, remedy, alleviate, hush, silence, free, lighten, tranquilize, tranquillize

14. stilladverb

    make motionless

    Antonyms:
    stormy, running(a), sparkling, noisy, moving, effervescent, animated, no more, no longer

    Synonyms:
    shut up, relieve, hush up, tranquillise, allay, calm down, ease, calm, tranquillize, hush, silence, quieten, tranquilize, quiet, lull

15. stilladverb

    with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation

    "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?"

    Antonyms:
    moving, effervescent, stormy, running(a), noisy, animated, sparkling, no more, no longer

    Synonyms:
    nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, stock-still, all the same, notwithstanding, even so, yet, however, even

16. however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstandingadverb

    despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

    "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"

    Antonyms:
    sparkling, animated, stormy, moving, noisy, effervescent, running(a), no longer, no more

    Synonyms:
    yet, withal, thus far, so far, nonetheless, up to now, til now, until now, notwithstanding, however, all the same, stock-still, nevertheless, hitherto, as yet, even, in time, heretofore, even so

17. even, yet, stilladverb

    to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

    "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"

    Antonyms:
    stormy, moving, sparkling, running(a), noisy, animated, effervescent, no longer, no more

    Synonyms:
    yet, stock-still, withal, thus far, so far, nonetheless, up to now, til now, until now, notwithstanding, however, all the same, nevertheless, hitherto, as yet, even, in time, heretofore, even so

18. still, stock-stilladverb

    without moving or making a sound

    "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer"

    Antonyms:
    effervescent, stormy, sparkling, moving, noisy, running(a), animated, no longer, no more

    Synonyms:
    nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, stock-still, all the same, notwithstanding, even so, yet, however, even

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stilladjective

   Synonyms:
   motionless, unruffled, stagnant, quiescent, inert, stationary, placid, tranquil, noiseless, inaudible, silent, mum

2. stillverb

   Synonyms:
   calm, compose, quiet, silence, hush

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. not now

   Submitted by kritanlc on February 9, 2020  

2. although

   Submitted by anonymous on October 6, 2019  

3. flail

   the opposite of waving or swinging wildly would to be still or calm

   the girl flailed about wildly when the nurse approached with the shot. vs. the girl sat calmly when the nurse approached with the shot.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 23, 2020  

4. gesticulateverb

   i was still as i speaked, instead of gesticulating.

   Submitted by Richard.Schwartz on September 11, 2022  

5. quivering

   to stay in one spot and there is no movement

   jane was very still when she saw a spider in her house

   Submitted by rinat on June 18, 2017  

6. rumbled

   Submitted by anonymous on February 10, 2020  

7. twitchy

   to not move

   Submitted by anonymous on May 6, 2020  

How to use still in a sentence?

1. President Barack Obama:

   What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said, about how small actions can be like pebbles being thrown into a still lake, and ripples of hope cascade outwards and change the world.

2. Samaria Rice:

   Timothy Loehmann can't be trusted. I hope that the Supreme Court does not give him a chance to get back his job, the fact that the Cleveland police union is still trying to get him his job despite him killing my child and lying on his application to become a police officer shows you just how immoral that organization's leadership is.

3. Courtesy Victoria Nyanjura:

   When I tell my story, I still feel like I am being abducted in the night. I try running in the dream, but they are holding me. What I have gone through, I can never get out of my mind, but when I struggle, I remember that I have a piece of land and that my children are safe.

4. Anthony Jeselnik:

   There was good and bad like in any other relationship, if it was great, we would still be together. But we figured it out. We are friends now. It’s good. She has got the romantic comedy market cornered. I am happy for her.

5. Michael Cohen:

   I will make sure that you and I meet one day while we're in the courthouse. And I will take you for every penny you still don't have. And I will come after your Daily Beast and everybody else that you possibly know, so I'm warning you, tread very f---ing lightly, because what I'm going to do to you is going to be f---ing disgusting. You understand me?

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