Synonyms of hushed

hushed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in quiet

free from disturbing noise or uproar

entered the hushed interior of the Gothic church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quiet
• peaceful
• serene
• quieted
• placid
• calm
• silent
• tranquil
• restful
• still
• arcadian
• stilly
• noiseless
• soundless
• muffled
• soft
• mute
• muted
• wordless
• motionless
• speechless
• quiescent
• gentle
• dull
• dead
• low
• ultraquiet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loud
• raucous
• boisterous
• noisy
• deafening
• clamorous
• tumultuous
• rowdy
• unquiet
• uproarious
• woolly
• roistering
• romping
• wild
• crazy
• tempestuous
• clattery
• thunderous
• booming
• rip-roaring
• thundering
• roaring
• earsplitting
• piercing
• blaring
• blasting

2

as in tranquil

free from storms or physical disturbance

the hushed lake was smooth as glass the morning after the storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quiet
• tranquil
• serene
• placid
• peaceful
• calm
• still
• untroubled
• gentle
• sunny
• halcyon
• lown
• mild
• clear
• stilly
• temperate
• equable
• balmy
• moderate
• windless
• cloudless
• sunshiny
• clement
• rainless
• fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angry
• restless
• unsettled
• agitated
• turbulent
• rough
• stormy
• unquiet
• tempestuous
• inclement
• windy
• severe
• extreme
• blustery
• foul
• intemperate
• nasty
• squally
• blizzardy

3

as in quieted

mostly or entirely without sound

a hushed sickroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quieted
• silent
• quiet
• calm
• serene
• muted
• noiseless
• still
• soundless
• peaceful
• tranquil
• stilly
• peaceable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noisy
• unquiet
• uproarious
• rackety
• boisterous
• raucous
• clamorous
• tumultuous
• roaring
• roistering
• clattering
• clangorous
• clattery
• rip-roaring

4

as in confidential

not known or meant to be known by the general populace

hushed negotiations between the two countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confidential
• private
• secret
• classified
• undisclosed
• intimate
• esoteric
• hidden
• personal
• inside
• nonpublic
• privy
• clandestine
• hush-hush
• restricted
• behind-the-scenes
• concealed
• undercover
• silent
• unsaid
• conspiratorial
• untold
• unmentioned
• covert
• top secret
• surreptitious
• silenced
• collusive
• unadvertised
• furtive
• suppressed
• repressed
• unannounced
• stifled
• underground
• stealthy
• closet
• sneak
• closeted
• sneaky
• underhanded
• offstage
• underhand
• offscreen
• backstage
• occult
• sneaking
• hugger-mugger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• public
• open
• common
• proclaimed
• general
• publicized
• broadcast
• aired
• declared
• reported
• professed
• heralded
• announced
• prevailing
• widespread
• popular
• advertised
• disclosed
• blazed
• vulgar
• published
• prevalent
• well-known
• current
• rife
• enunciated
• divulged
• communal
• shared
• promulgated
• spotlighted

hushed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hush

1

as in cooled

to become still and orderly

the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooled
• quieted
• settled (down)
• calmed (down)
• relaxed
• cooled it
• dried up
• chilled out
• piped down
• unwound
• tranquilized
• zoned out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cut up
• carried on
• acted up
• showed off
• fooled around
• clowned (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• horsed around
• skylarked

2

as in quieted (down)

to stop talking

the principal asked the children to hush and pay attention during the ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quieted (down)
• dried up
• clammed up
• hemmed
• shut up
• dummied up
• calmed (down)
• settled (down)
• cooled (down)
• belted up
• held one's tongue
• piped down
• hawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spoke
• talked
• spoke up
• spoke out
• piped up
• spouted (off)
• sounded off
• talked up

3

as in shushed

to stop the noise or speech of

he tried to hush the baby by making a lot of silly faces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shushed
• silenced
• muted
• quieted
• stilled
• settled
• squelched
• extinguished
• quelled
• quietened
• shut up
• dumbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirred
• agitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hushed

Adjective

Don’t go looking for hushed tones, decorous silence or the other traditions of a sport whose roots exist on the hallowed lawns of polite society. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The smell of freshly ground espresso and incense fills the air, and staff speak to patients in hushed, discreet tones, almost as if discussing state secrets. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Palmer himself paced the room on a phone call, doling out smiles of encouragement and inspiring a hushed reverence in his wake. — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

The two continued to speak about the homicide in hushed tones, authorities said. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

In a hushed environment, the buds' passive isolation is often sufficient. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Everyone in town seemed to walk through that day in a daze; Leslie’s name was spoken in hushed whispers. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Running that corner of the internet is the SIE crew, who have been dropping ghostly sub-10-minute EPs semi-regularly that really dial in on their hushed mania. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

Museum staff and British and French diplomats who had been watching in hushed silence broke into applause. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Verb

Moments ago, the courtroom was hushed when the mistrial was declared, marking an emotional close for this jury in the nearly six-week trial. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Salesforce has clearly hushed the skeptics on Wednesday night. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

The impact is lavish yet hushed; welcoming yet sharply articulated. — Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2026

But within the cozy world of footballing governance, any dissent was mostly hushed—except in Norway. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Behind the station doors are 150 polished European-style rooms, hushed corridors and a few magnificent surprises. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The years have only intensified Zimmerman’s mournful, hushed vocal performance, and Dream Me a Dream often plays out like a bedtime story spun by a beloved elder, accompanied by soft strings, shakers, and even a synth or two. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

Or will the hype get hushed in short order? — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 June 2026

Tima said the event opened up the eyes of many attendees about domestic violence, a conversation that is typically hushed in Caribbean households. — Miami Herald, 16 May 2026