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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

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Having moved there to enjoy the countryside peace and quiet, "we'd like Foujou to stay the way it is", Del Negro said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"Maybe this one will be the last war and we'll have some peace and quiet."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 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

When there’s peace and quiet, he becomes restless, anxious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

There was good grass for the horses, and peace and quiet for thought, he said.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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