Synonyms of the word

gruntle

• v. (obsolete) To utter small, low grunts.
• v. (obsolete) To complain; to grumble.
• n. a grunting sound.
• n. a snort.
• v. (humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.

appease

• v. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
• v. To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

assuage

• v. (transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).
• v. (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.

calm

• adj. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
• adj. (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
• adj. (of water) with little waves on the surface.
• adj. Without wind or storm.
• n. (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative…
• n. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
• n. A period of time without wind.
• v. (transitive) To make calm.
• v. (intransitive) To become calm.

conciliate

• v. Make calm and content; placate.
• v. Mediate in a dispute.

gentle

• adj. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
• adj. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
• adj. Docile and easily managed.
• adj. Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
• adj. Polite and respectful rather than rude.
• adj. (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
• v. (intransitive) to become gentle.
• v. (transitive) to ennoble.
• v. (transitive, animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate.
• v. (transitive) To soothe; to calm.
• n. (archaic) A person of high birth.
• n. (archaic) A maggot used as bait by anglers.
• n. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

lenify

• v. (transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.

lull

• n. A period of rest or soothing.
• n. (nautical) A period without waves or wind.
• n. (surfing) An extended pause between sets of waves.
• v. (transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
• v. (intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

mollify

• v. To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.
• v. To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of.
• v. To soften; to make tender.

pacify

• v. (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
• v. (transitive) To appease (someone).

placate

• v. (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or…

quiet

• adj. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
• adj. Having little motion or activity; calm.
• adj. Not busy, of low quantity.
• adj. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
• adj. Not showy; undemonstrative.
• adj. (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
• v. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
• v. To cause someone to become quiet.
• n. The absence of sound; quietness.
• n. the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
• interj. Be quiet.

quieten

• v. (transitive) To make quiet.
• v. (intransitive) To become quiet.

still

• adj. Not moving; calm.
• adj. Not effervescing; not sparkling.
• adj. Uttering no sound; silent.
• adj. (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time.
• adj. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
• adj. (obsolete) Constant; continual.
• adv. Without motion.
• adv. (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
• adv. (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
• adv. (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
• adv. (archaic, poetic) Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
• adv. (extensive) Even, yet.
• n. A period of calm or silence.
• n. (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
• n. (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
• n. A steep hill or ascent.
• n. a device for distilling liquids.
• n. (catering) a large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
• n. (catering) the area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
• n. A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
• v. to calm down, to quiet.
• v. (obsolete) To trickle, drip.
• v. To cause to fall by drops.
• v. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.

tranquilize

• v. (transitive, now rare) To make (something or someone) tranquil; to pacify or calm.
• v. To use a drug to sedate a person or animal.
• v. (intransitive) To become tranquil; to relax.
• v. (intransitive) To calm down.

tranquillise

• v. Alternative spelling of tranquilize.

tranquillize

• v. Alternative spelling of tranquilize.