tranquil

tranquil
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. calm, quiet, undisturbed, composed, serene, placid, peaceful. See moderation, repose, inexcitability.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [ Said especially of people ]
Syn. calm, serene, composed, agreeable, gentle, unexcited, unexcitable, placid, amicable, peaceful, pacific, untroubled, unruffled, sober, quiet, reasonable, measured, lenient, even-tempered, smooth, gentle, poised, at ease, well-adjusted, patient, cool; see also calm 1 , serene .
Ant. agitated, perturbed, angry, hysterical.
2. [ Said especially of weather, nature, etc. ]
Syn. quiet, peaceful, calm, mild, soft, temperate, moderate, low, serene, halcyon, hushed, still, whispering, murmuring, pleasing, comforting, restful, tame, sedative, soothing, even, balmy, southerly, agreeable, pastoral, paradisiacal; see also calm 2 , fair 3 , serene .
See Synonym Study at calm .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
calm, peaceful, serene, quiet, still, relaxed, sedate, motionless, unmoving, halcyon, untroubled, restful.
ANT.: wild, noisy, troubled, uproarious
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Motionless and undisturbed: calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, untroubled. See CALM. 2. Not excited or emotionally agitated: calm, peaceful, placid, serene. See CALM.

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