serene
Calm, peaceful and untroubled.
serene in a sentence
- The lake was so serene at dawn that not a single ripple broke its surface.
- The baby looked serene in her pram, sleeping calmly through all the market noise.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to serene?
- Astormy
- Bcalm
- Ctroubled
- Dnoisy
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B: calm. The other three mean the opposite of serene.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to serene?
- Aquiet
- Bcalm
- Cstormy
- Dpeaceful
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C: stormy. The other three mean nearly the same as serene.
Words that mean something similar
calm, peaceful, quiet
Words that mean the opposite
stormy, noisy, troubled
More words about emotions & feelings
- solemn: Very serious and not smiling.
- soothe: To make someone feel calmer or to make pain gentler.
- spellbound: So amazed or interested that you cannot look away.
- subdued: Quieter and less lively than usual.
- sullen: Silent and bad-tempered, refusing to be cheerful.
- tantalise: To tease someone by showing them something they want but cannot have.
- temptation: A strong wish to do something, especially something you know you shouldn't.
- tender: Gentle, loving and soft.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test