Still crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Still” are EVEN, CALM or EASE, with 4 letters. Below are 46 answers from 3 to 15 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

YET 3 letters · adverb

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons “a yet sadder tale”

EVEN 4 letters · adverb

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons “looked sick and felt even worse”

QUIET 5 letters · adjective

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves “the quiet waters of a lagoon”

SILENT 6 letters · adjective

marked by absence of sound “a silent house”

HOWEVER 7 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) “although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it”

STANDING 8 letters · adjective

having a supporting base “a standing lamp”

SOUNDLESS 9 letters · adjective

marked by absence of sound “soundless footsteps on the grass”

MOTIONLESS 10 letters · adjective

not in physical motion “She remained motionless, yet poised to take flight”

NONETHELESS 11 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

NEVERTHELESS 12 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) “while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed”

NOTWITHSTANDING 15 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, EVEN, CALM, EASE, HUSH and LULL all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: N → EVEN · M → CALM · E → EASE · H → HUSH · L → LULL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, QUIET, ALLAY, VALID and DRIED all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: Q → QUIET · A → ALLAY · V → VALID · D → DRIED. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, SILENT, SMOOTH, STATIC, PLACID, WITHAL and LIVING all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: E → SILENT · O → SMOOTH · T → STATIC · C → PLACID · H → WITHAL · I → LIVING. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “stilled” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “still” means

• adjective: not in physical motion
• adjective: marked by absence of sound (“the night was still”)
• adjective: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves (“scarcely a ripple on the still water”)
• adjective: used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion (“a still photograph”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as STILL, and words whose definition is STILL. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.