silence

1 incapacity for or restraint from speaking the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts Synonyms dumbness, muteness, speechlessness, stillness Related Words inarticulacy, inarticulateness, voicelessness; reserve, reticence, reticency, taciturnity Near Antonyms 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 hush, quiet, quietness, quietude, still, stillness Related Words calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility) Near Antonyms babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, hubbub, racket, rattle, roar, tumult, uproar Antonyms 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 anonymity, facelessness, namelessness, nowhere, nowheresville, obscurityRelated Words oblivion; inconspicuousness, invisibility, invisibleness; insignificance; unpopularityNear Antonyms 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, idolizationAntonyms celebrity, fame, notoriety, renown