What are some opposite words for still?
Antonyms for still
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 upSynonyms:
allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, tranquilize
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Princeton's WordNet
stillnoun
a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
"he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
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moving, running(a), effervescent, stormy, noisy, animated, sparkling, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
stillness, hush, distilleryhush, stillness, stillnoun
(poetic) tranquil silence
"the still of the night"
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moving, sparkling, running(a), effervescent, noisy, stormy, animated, no more, no longerSynonyms:
stillness, motionlessness, hush, windlessness, lifelessness, distillerystillnoun
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
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sparkling, running(a), animated, moving, effervescent, stormy, noisy, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
stillness, hush, distillerydistillery, stilladjective
a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
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sparkling, moving, running(a), stormy, noisy, animated, effervescent, no more, no longerSynonyms:
stillness, hush, distilleryinactive, motionless, static, stilladjective
not in physical motion
"the inertia of an object at rest"
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sparkling, effervescent, moving, stormy, running(a), animated, noisy, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
static, smooth, motionless, placid, inactive, electrostatic, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, quiet, unchanging, silent, noneffervescent, nonoperational, passive, stable, dormantsilent, soundless, stilladjective
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
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moving, running(a), effervescent, animated, noisy, sparkling, stormy, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
static, smooth, understood, motionless, placid, inactive, mute, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, mum, dumb, quiet, silent, tacit, unsounded, noneffervescentplacid, 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"
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noisy, moving, stormy, sparkling, animated, running(a), effervescent, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
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, politicstilladjective
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"
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moving, animated, stormy, running(a), sparkling, effervescent, noisy, no more, no longerSynonyms:
soundless, placid, tranquil, silent, inactive, noneffervescent, unruffled, static, smooth, motionless, quietstill, noneffervescentadjective
not sparkling
"a still wine"; "still mineral water"
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effervescent, moving, noisy, sparkling, running(a), animated, stormy, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
soundless, placid, tranquil, silent, inactive, noneffervescent, unruffled, static, smooth, motionless, quietstillverb
free from noticeable current
"a still pond"; "still waters run deep"
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stormy, sparkling, running(a), moving, effervescent, animated, noisy, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
soundless, placid, tranquil, silent, inactive, noneffervescent, unruffled, static, smooth, motionless, quietcalm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillverb
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
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stormy, effervescent, animated, moving, running(a), noisy, sparkling, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
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, quietenhush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush upverb
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
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running(a), moving, sparkling, noisy, stormy, animated, effervescent, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
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, tranquillizestill, allay, relieve, easeverb
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
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stormy, moving, noisy, running(a), sparkling, animated, effervescent, no more, no longerSynonyms:
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, tranquillizestilladverb
make motionless
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stormy, running(a), sparkling, noisy, moving, effervescent, animated, no more, no longerSynonyms:
shut up, relieve, hush up, tranquillise, allay, calm down, ease, calm, tranquillize, hush, silence, quieten, tranquilize, quiet, lullstilladverb
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?"
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moving, effervescent, stormy, running(a), noisy, animated, sparkling, no more, no longerSynonyms:
nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, stock-still, all the same, notwithstanding, even so, yet, however, evenhowever, 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"
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sparkling, animated, stormy, moving, noisy, effervescent, running(a), no longer, no moreSynonyms:
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 soeven, 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"
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stormy, moving, sparkling, running(a), noisy, animated, effervescent, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
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 sostill, 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"
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effervescent, stormy, sparkling, moving, noisy, running(a), animated, no longer, no moreSynonyms:
nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, stock-still, all the same, notwithstanding, even so, yet, however, even
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Editors Contribution
not now
Submitted by kritanlc on February 9, 2020although
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.
gesticulateverb
i was still as i speaked, instead of gesticulating.
Submitted by Richard.Schwartz on September 11, 2022quivering
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, 2017rumbled
twitchy
to not move
How to use still in a sentence?
China is not epidemiologically or psychologically ready for the Omicron variant, the problem is we don't know whether( zero-Covid) can still be effective in dealing with more transmissible variants.
He took his vehicle and all the gear that he still had remaining from his time at the FDNY.... and made the trek all the way to Ground Zero, and he was down there for several weeks afterward.
When we said that Boko Haram is still in this place some people sit in Abuja and claim that there is no more Boko Haram, but see what has happen.
I saw the videos of everyone reminiscing… it gave me a really good perspective of what's to come, and it got me really excited because I just know that this is going to be a success. I know people are going to love it, so it's really cool to think about the future, and I hope that I'm still here in 25 years.
Right now, it still seems like a bit of a leisurely pursuit, to acquire bitcoin. But I think by the end of the year, with the current rate of institutional flow inbound, it will become clear that this is a once-in-a-lifetime landgrab.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#390 | still | |
#1593 | moving | |
#1746 | fan | |
#2252 | moved | |
#5288 | animated | |
#7759 | disturbed | |
#10284 | stir | |
#11389 | transitional | |
#12104 | noisy | |
#12803 | excite | |
#14219 | sparkling | |
#20272 | turbulent | |
#23805 | stormy | |
#25327 | resonant | |
#26899 | provoke | |
#29678 | rouse | |
#37078 | agitated | |
#43132 | arouse | |
#64146 | effervescent | |
#71611 | kindle | |
#86407 | agitate | |
#116743 | unquiet |
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