HUSHES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

hushes

verb

present tense third-person singular of hush

as in cools

to become still and orderly the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance

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as in quiets (down)

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

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as in shushes

to stop the noise or speech of he tried to hush the baby by making a lot of silly faces

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Recent Examples of hushes Sweeping views over Hyde Park and expert soundproofing that hushes those busy London street horns. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 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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Although typically the weather cools in the evening, the multi-day heat wave will keep temperatures high well after sunset.

— Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 1 July 2026
Finally, the small metal plate only cools the back of your neck.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of cools

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Using a vegetable peeler, shave a modest amount of Parmesan onto a plate (a mound of grated Parmesan may look impressive, but all that clumpy cheese mutes the dressing).

— Sue Li, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 June 2026
Canned water chestnuts are blanched before packing, which mutes their flavor slightly but preserves their crispness.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of mutes

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Choose a soothing activity, maybe watercolor, music, cooking, or a quiet walk, and give it your full attention so your spirit settles.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
Merchants pay interchange on card payments and hold working balances that earn them nothing, and a coin that settles instantly, costs less to accept and, under Open USD’s model, pays them the yield on their balances answers both at once.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026