LOUDENING Antonyms

• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

• the act of causing to become less

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level

• darkened by clouds

• the process of becoming softer

• having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

• tending to soothe or tranquilize

• a deaf person who is unable to speak

• a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

• expressed without speech

• unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

• characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

• free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

• (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots

• a period of calm weather

• an untroubled state; free from disturbances

• the absence of sound

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

• with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

• not showy or obtrusive

• in a softened tone

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• become quiet or quieter

• make calm or still

• the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

• the absence of sound

• a refusal to speak when expected

• the trait of keeping things secret

• cause to be quiet or not talk

• keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

• become quiet or quieter

• make calm or still

• cause to be quiet or not talk