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silenced

verb , past tense of silence

Synonyms and Antonyms of silenced

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 silenced

dumbed, extinguished, hushed, muted, quelled, quieted, quietened [chiefly British], settled, shushed, shut up, squelched, stilled

Near Antonyms of silenced

agitated, stirred

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

brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

Synonyms of silenced

clamped down (on), cracked down (on), crushed, put down, quashed, quelled, repressed, slapped down, snuffed (out), squashed, squelched, subdued, suppressed

Words Related to silenced

doused (also dowsed), extinguished, put out, quenched

smothered, stifled, strangled, throttled

annihilated, decimated, demolished, desolated, destroyed, devastated, nuked, rubbed out, ruined, smashed, wasted, wrecked

exterminated, obliterated, wiped out

conquered, dominated, overcame, overpowered, overwhelmed, subdued, subjugated, vanquished

Phrases Synonymous with silenced

Near Antonyms of silenced

abetted, aided, assisted, backed, helped, propped up, supported

fomented, incited, instigated, provoked, stirred, whipped (up)

advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nourished, nurtured, promoted

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