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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet, peaceful |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amicable, at ease, at peace, balmy, calm, collected, comforting, composed, cool, easy, easygoing, even, even-tempered, gentle, halcyon, hushed, lenient, low, measured, mild, moderate, murmuring, pacific, paradisiacal, pastoral, patient, placid, pleasing, poised, possessed, reasonable, restful, sedate, sedative, serene, smooth, sober, soft, soothing, stable, still, tame, temperate, undisturbed, unexcitable, unexcited, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled, whispering |
| Antonyms: | chaotic, loud, noisy, turbulent, unpeaceful, violent, wild |
| Main Entry: | collected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composed, calm |
| Synonyms: | confident, cool, easy, easygoing, levelheaded, nonchalant, peaceful, placid, poised, possessed, quiet, sanguine, self-possessed, serene, still, sure, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unperturbable, unperturbed, unruffled |
| Antonyms: | agitated, disorganized, excited, mixed up, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | composed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, collected |
| Synonyms: | at ease, calmed, clearheaded, commonsensical, confident, cool, cool as cucumber, disimpassioned, dispassionate, easy, easygoing, have one's act together, imperturbable, keeping a stiff upper lip, keeping one's shirt on, levelheaded, nonchalant, not turn a hair, placid, poised, possessed, quieted, relaxed, repressed, sedate, self-assured, self-possessed, sensible, serene, serious, soothed, staid, suppressed, sure of oneself, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unruffled, untroubled |
| Antonyms: | agitated, angered, annoyed, aroused, distressed, excited, perturbed, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, collected |
| Synonyms: | assured, composed, coolheaded, deliberate, detached, dispassionate, impassive, imperturbable, levelheaded, nonchalant, philosophical, phlegmatic, placid, quiet, relaxed, self-controlled, self-possessed, serene, stolid, together, tranquil, unagitated, unemotional, unexcited, unflappable, unruffled |
| Antonyms: | agitated, annoyed, excited, upset |
| Main Entry: | domestic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | household |
| Synonyms: | calm, devoted, domiciliary, family, home, home-loving, homelike, homely, indoor, pet, private, sedentary, settled, stay-at-home, subdued, submissive, tame, trained, tranquil |
| Notes: | a domestic animal is a pet; a domesticated animal is a formerly wild animal bred for human use |
| Antonyms: | business, industrial, office |
| Main Entry: | easy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | leisurely, relaxed |
| Synonyms: | at ease, calm, carefree, comfortable, comfy, commodious, composed, content, contented, cozy, cursive, cushy, easeful, effortless, flowing, fluent, forthright, gentle, in clover, languid, light, mild, moderate, peaceful, pleasant, prosperous, quiet, running, satisfied, secure, serene, slow, smooth, snug, soft, spontaneous, substantial, successful, temperate, thriving, tranquil, undemanding, undisturbed, unexacting, unhurried, untroubled, unworried, well-to-do |
| Antonyms: | difficult, exhausting, hard, oppressive, trying, uneasy, unleisurely, unrelaxed |
| Main Entry: | easygoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complacent, permissive |
| Synonyms: | amenable, breezy, calm, carefree, casual, collected, complaisant, composed, devil-may-care, even-tempered, flexible, free and easy, hang-loose, happy-go-lucky, indolent, indulgent, informal, insouciant, laid-back*, lazy, lenient, liberal, low-pressure, mild, moderate, nonchalant, offhand, outgiving, patient, placid, poised, relaxed, self-possessed, serene, tolerant, tranquil, unconcerned, uncritical, undemanding, unhurried, uninhibited |
| Antonyms: | agitated, critical, demanding, hurried, hyped, intolerant, nervous, strict, upset, worried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steady, calm |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, composed, consistent, constant, easy-going, even, even-tempered, imperturbable, level-headed, methodical, orderly, placid, regular, serene, smooth, stabile, stable, systematic, temperate, tranquil, unchanging, unexcitable, unflappable, unfluctuating, uniform, unruffled, unvarying |
| Notes: | equable means steady or unvarying and far from extremes; equitable means fair and impartial |
| Antonyms: | changeable, excitable, fluctuating, irregular, spasmodic, vacillating, variable, varying, wavering |
| Main Entry: | even |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, undisturbed |
| Synonyms: | composed, cool, equable, equanimous, even-tempered, imperturbable, peaceful, placid, serene, stable, steady, tranquil, unexcitable, unruffled, well-balanced |
| Antonyms: | agitated, irregular, troubled |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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