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still
adjective as in calm, motionless, quiet
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closed, fixed, halcyon, hushed, pacific, sealed, smooth, stable, static, stock-still, whist
Weak matches
at rest, buttoned-up, clammed up, close-mouthed, dead, deathlike, deathly, deathly quiet, deathly still, hushful, inert, lifeless, noiseless, peaceful, placid, restful, serene, silent, soundless, stagnant, stationary, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, unstirring, untroubled
adverb as in nevertheless
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adverb as in up until now
noun as in quiet
Strong matches
hush, noiselessness, peace, quietness, quietude, silence, soundlessness, stillness, tranquillity
verb as in make quiet, motionless, calm
Example Sentences
And still, Democrats and other progressives could hardly be credited with running a cohesive, well-oiled resistance movement.
Like many interviewed, he refused to give his full name for fear of reprisals, citing relatives still in Syria.
“So I thought, ‘Can I come up with a way to execute this in which I’m invisible to the audience but the scene is still moving?’”
But the line still can get fuzzy quickly; mainstream churches have had their own dark history of abuse and exploitation.
“Homes may still have to be greater than some minimum distance apart,” Moritz says.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say still?
Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we’ll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return. Nevertheless implies a concession that should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. But marks an opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. However indicates a less marked opposition, but displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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