1
as in stillness
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
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2
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
Christina MacFarlane, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The assumption that silence is inaction is dangerously short sighted.
—Sona Khosla, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Rachel Royster
march 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
The company’s one-time treatment aims to silence a gene that’s linked to the disease.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The act was interpreted by many as a defiant gesture against the regime, but the team has not publicly stated what its aim was with the silence during the anthem.
—Christina MacFarlane, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The assumption that silence is inaction is dangerously short sighted.
—Sona Khosla, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Simmons said Tarrant families are tired of O’Hare’s bullying, silencing and antics.
—Rachel Royster
march 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
The company’s one-time treatment aims to silence a gene that’s linked to the disease.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silence
Noun
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The stillness of Laurel Playground reflects the unease that has settled over this stretch of West End, which has endured a disproportionate share of violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Take this time to breathe, center yourself, and reconnect with stillness.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The quiet of Vis to fancy evenings on Hvar.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The books were gone, and the studious quiet that once filled the space had turned into a heavy silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Chiat/Day considered their obscurity a feature, not a bug.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But high-ranking officials have offered statements dripping with obscurity.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 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
Verb
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Bondi wants to suppress, or at least stall, state Bar investigations against them.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Which stories persist, which fade and which are actively suppressed are decisions increasingly made by private companies rather than public institutions.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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All of this culminates in a stunning sequence set in a rundown hospital, where the majority of the ensemble returns, and is forced into further moral dilemmas under the threat of oblivion, in a race-against-the-clock finale shot in enrapturing long takes.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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The phrase, part of one of Banks’s most famous ‘Ty-rade’s against contestant Tiffany Richardson in Cycle 4, has been memed into oblivion.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silence. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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