The term 'QUIETED' (DOWN) can be solved by five different crossword solutions: TONED (5 letters), ABATED (6 letters), HUSHED (6 letters), CALMED (6 letters), and SHUSHED (7 letters). Toned means to reduce the intensity or volume of something, while abated means to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity. HUSHED means to make quiet or silent, and CALMED means to make peaceful or tranquil. Finally, SHUSHED means to tell someone to be quiet. All of these words describe the act of making something quieter or more peaceful.