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as in stillness
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
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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
Reem Raouda, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Our silence in the suffering of God’s sons and daughters shows our complacency.
—Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old right-hander completely silenced the Giants’ offense, pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to no walks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Resist the urge to fill the silence.
—Reem Raouda, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Our silence in the suffering of God’s sons and daughters shows our complacency.
—Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
Soundcore Earbuds Deal The Soundcore P31i earbuds pack flagship technology into a pocket-sized design, featuring adaptive noise cancelling that can silence up to 52dB of external roar.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old right-hander completely silenced the Giants’ offense, pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to no walks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silence
Noun
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There's something melodic about watching the sun rise over a rural stillness broken only by the rhythms of steel wheels on tracks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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As a parent, Stephens says learning how to find stillness in the middle of movement resonated with her.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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For a brief window, the desert is abuzz with activity, a living counterpoint to its usual quiet.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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The quiet of Vis to fancy evenings on Hvar.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Or would they be expected to lie low and fade into obscurity like their parents?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the paper quickly vanished in obscurity.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Levy sat on the floor, watching like a proud father and shushing whisperers.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The San Bernardino County Fire Department tested new technology on Monday designed to help suppress fires by using sound waves.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Acknowledge anxiety, sadness or grief with openness, instead of trying to suppress those feelings or fueling them with harsh self-criticism.—
J. David Creswell,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Both brothers were intellectually precocious, but Scott could be shy to the point of speechlessness.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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This one strikes a mid-century chord with its wide face and retro time display, with an atomic dial and silent-sweep movement to maximize quietness.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Mar. 2026
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There, many of Cale’s pet fascinations, like the precariousness of memory and the lacuna between yourself and other people, opened themselves up with a lovely quietness.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Until the economies of scale kicked in that would shove mechanical movements into near oblivion within a decade, quartz watches were priced well at the luxury end of the market.—
David Szondy
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Celebrate the endless oblivion of eternal night with an evening that recreates the city’s ethereal relationship with vampires in all their forms on this most hallowed of dates.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silence. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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