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calm down vs quieten

quieten vs calm down

calm down and quieten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calm down No No Yes No
quieten No No Yes No
As verbs, quieten is a hypernym of calm down; that is, quieten is a word with a broader meaning than calm down:
  • calm down: become quiet or less intensive
  • quieten: cause to be quiet or not talk
Other hypernyms of calm down include hush, hush up, shut up, silence, still.
As verbs, calm down and quieten are synonyms defined as:
  • calm down and quieten: make calm or still
Other synonyms of calm down include calm, lull, quiet, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.
calm down (verb) quieten (verb)
become quiet or less intensive cause to be quiet or not talk
make calm or still make calm or still
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation become quiet or quieter
Difference between calm down and quieten

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