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silence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of silence

1 incapacity for or restraint from speaking

  • the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
Synonyms of silence

dumbness, muteness, speechlessness, stillness
Words Related to silence

inarticulacy, inarticulateness, voicelessness

reserve, reticence, reticency, taciturnity
Near Antonyms of silence

communication, speaking, talking

eloquence, fluency, volubility

chattiness, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness, talkiness

verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness

2 the near or complete absence of sound

  • the silence of the garden was refreshing after the din of the party inside
Synonyms of silence

hush, quiet, quietness, quietude, still, stillness
Words Related to silence

calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Near Antonyms of silence

babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, hubbub, racket, rattle, roar, tumult, uproar
Antonyms of silence

noise, sound, unquietness

3 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
Synonyms of silence

anonymity, facelessness, namelessness, nowhere, nowheresville, obscurity
Words Related to silence

oblivion

inconspicuousness, invisibility, invisibleness

insignificance

unpopularity
Near Antonyms of silence

character, mark, name, note, rep [slang], report, reputation, repute

favor, popularity

importance, significance

distinction, eminence, glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness, note, preeminence, prominence

megastardom, superstardom

cachet, kudos, position, prestige, rank, standing, stature

acclaim, acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), praise, recognition

adoration, idolization
Antonyms of silence

celebrity, fame, notoriety, renown

silence

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of silence

1 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
Synonyms of silence

dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, quell, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], settle, shush, shut up, squelch, still
Near Antonyms of silence

agitate, stir

2 to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

  • brutally silenced all political dissent in the country
Synonyms of silence

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress
Words Related to silence

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench

smother, stifle, strangle, throttle

annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck

exterminate, obliterate, wipe out

conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
Phrases Synonymous with silence

sit on
Near Antonyms of silence

abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support

foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up)

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

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