| retraction(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto) |
| sedate(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| serene(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| serious(adjective, calm, sensible, dark, restrained) |
| severe(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| shrinking(verb, avoiding) |
| sidestepping(verb, avoiding) |
| skipping(verb, avoiding) |
| soft(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| solemn(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| somber(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| sound(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| spurning |
| staid(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| statement abnegation(noun, expression, disapproval, rejection, veto) |
| steady(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible) |
| temperance(noun, abstinence, self-discipline, self-restraint, self-denial) |
| toned down(expression, adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable) |
| took the pledge(expression, adjective, idiom, temperate, sober) |
| turndown(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto) |