peace and quiet

NOUN

singleness

Synonyms

STRONG

confinement desert detachment emptiness isolation loneliness lonesomeness privacy quarantine reclusiveness retirement seclusion separateness silence solitariness solitude waste wasteland wilderness withdrawal

WEAK

loneness

NOUN

solitariness

Synonyms

STRONG

confinement desert detachment emptiness isolation loneliness lonesomeness privacy quarantine reclusiveness retirement seclusion separateness silence singleness solitude waste wasteland wilderness withdrawal

WEAK

loneness

NOUN

solitude

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emptiness isolation loneliness seclusion silence

STRONG

confinement desert detachment lonesomeness privacy quarantine reclusiveness retirement separateness solitariness waste wasteland wilderness withdrawal

WEAK

loneness

Antonyms

WEAK

companionship friendship togetherness

Example Sentences

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For Evie, it’s the best magic of all: the peace and quiet of a sleeping house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

You are a beginning or intermediate skier, allergic to long lift lines, more interested in peace and quiet than après-ski action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

His peace and quiet are another long year away.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

He worried that a data center would destroy his peace and quiet, bringing noise and light pollution and hogging the area’s water and electricity.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

As August passed in peace and quiet, spirits rose even higher: spring was on the way.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

peace and quiet

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