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hushed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hushed

1 free from disturbing noise or uproar

  • entered the hushed interior of the Gothic church
Synonyms of hushed

arcadian, calm, peaceful, placid, quiet, restful, serene, still, stilly, tranquil
Words Related to hushed

noiseless, silent, soundless

mute, speechless, wordless

dead, motionless, quiescent

muffled, muted, quieted

dull, gentle, low, soft

ultraquiet
Near Antonyms of hushed

crazy, tempestuous, wild

blaring, blasting, booming, earsplitting, piercing, roaring, thundering, thunderous
Antonyms of hushed

boisterous, clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, rip-roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, unquiet, uproarious, woolly (also wooly)

2 free from storms or physical disturbance

  • the hushed lake was smooth as glass the morning after the storm
Synonyms of hushed

calm, halcyon, lown [dialect], peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled
Words Related to hushed

balmy, clement, equable, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate

clear, cloudless, fair, rainless, sunny, sunshiny, windless
Near Antonyms of hushed

blizzardy (also blizzardly), blustery, squally, windy

extreme, foul, intemperate, nasty, severe
Antonyms of hushed

agitated, angry, inclement, restless, rough, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, unquiet, unsettled

3 mostly or entirely without sound

  • a hushed sickroom
Synonyms of hushed

muted, noiseless, quiet, quieted, silent, soundless, still, stilly
Words Related to hushed

calm, peaceable, peaceful, serene, tranquil
Near Antonyms of hushed

boisterous, clamorous, clangorous, clattering, clattery, raucous, rip-roaring, roaring, roistering, tumultuous
Antonyms of hushed

noisy, rackety, unquiet, uproarious

4 not known or meant to be known by the general populace

  • hushed negotiations between the two countries
Synonyms of hushed

behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hush-hush, inside, intimate, nonpublic, private, privy, secret
Words Related to hushed

classified, restricted, top secret

silent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untold

clandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covert

furtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded

personal

closeted, concealed, hidden

repressed, silenced, stifled, suppressed

backstage, offscreen, offstage
Near Antonyms of hushed

well-known

advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted

general, popular, prevailing, vulgar

current, prevalent, rife, widespread

communal, shared
Antonyms of hushed

common, open, public

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