1
as in stillness
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
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2
as in quiet
the near or complete absence of sound
the silence of the garden was refreshing after the din of the party inside
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as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the book eventually vanished into the silence that awaits best sellers whose time has past
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as in to quiet
to stop the noise or speech of
the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm
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as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
brutally silenced all political dissent in the country
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Recent Examples of silence
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The stakes in presentations as not quite as intense as in negotiations, but silence is just as important.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
This has created a culture of self-censorship in publishing, one in which even progressive authors are being silenced by public outcry on the left.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Sometimes our truth can only be felt in silence and maybe with Max Richter’s music playing in the background.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The stakes in presentations as not quite as intense as in negotiations, but silence is just as important.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
The case became even more horrifying when he was accused of plotting to silence a key witness.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
This has created a culture of self-censorship in publishing, one in which even progressive authors are being silenced by public outcry on the left.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silence
Noun
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And in the stillness of a paused world, people listened.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 Sep. 2025
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Still, Tony Leung commands the screen with such economy of gesture, such magnetic stillness, such sheer star power.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Or escape completely from the fray and bask in the quiet of the adults-only Hibiscus Pool or the 50,000-square-foot spa, the largest in the state.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the quiet between storms, the couple gave ESSENCE a true look into their own reality.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The AfD became Germany’s second most popular party in federal elections earlier this year, reflecting a precipitous rise from obscurity since its founding in 2013.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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His journey from Cleveland Heights, Ohio to eventually Canton, Ohio — from obscurity to international fame and a romance woven into American culture — came thisclose to never happening.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the background of the video, the 35-year-old could be heard mumbling offscreen before Megan playfully shushed him.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Eight engines, four water tenders, five dozers and two hand crews have been working to suppress the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This ensures lithium is deposited smoothly across the anode, effectively suppressing dendrite growth even under rapid-charging conditions.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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She was particularly struck by the quietness of Latronico, and noticed that there didn’t seem to be any children around.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Seen as a whole, though, that quietness can sometimes verge on monotony, songs running into the next with little to grab onto — like an evaporating phantom.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory, a sophisticated orbiting telescope, detected an X-ray flare leap from the center of the Milky Way into oblivion, offering nearly conclusive proof.—
Rebecca 'Becca' Dyer,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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And oh yes, the top half stretched to oblivion.—
Emily Temple
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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In her first solo, Dayhuff hushed her sound over the course of the solo; the others onstage followed her.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silence. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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