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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Verb

As the plume rises, the water vapor cools and condenses into tiny cloud droplets, forming a cloud directly above the fire.

— Yunyao Li, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Both move between crisp optic white in summer and warmer, softer tones — ivory, bone, chalk, cream — as the weather cools.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of cools

Verb

Inside the front office, there is some sentiment internally to remaining patient and waiting to see if the market dries up on some players.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Geothermal and wind energy require expensive infrastructure, and hydro dries up in the summer.

— Lorela U. Sandoval, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026

Definition of dries up

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This fails to mention that partisan gerrymandering silences the voices of the voters in the district who deserve representation, especially voters from underrepresented groups that are disproportionately affected by these efforts.

— Reese Ritter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Shame shrinks us and silences our stories.

— Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Definition of silences

Verb

The boom automatically mutes the microphone when lifted and can answer incoming calls simply by being lowered.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
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

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Named for nebbia, the Italian word for the heavy layer of fog that settles over the vineyards around harvest time in early autumn, Nebbiolo has been cultivated in Piedmont for more than 750 years.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Then the camera settles on Anna’s face and stays there long enough to watch her smile give out, a choice Adams says wasn’t necessarily written that way.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026