Synonyms of silenced

silenced 1 of 2

adjective

as in suppressed

Related Words

• suppressed
• stifled
• repressed
• hidden
• concealed
• closeted
• personal
• offstage
• offscreen
• backstage
• silent
• surreptitious
• underground
• clandestine
• conspiratorial
• furtive
• stealthy
• sneak
• restricted
• unmentioned
• unsaid
• undercover
• sneaky
• closet
• untold
• collusive
• undisclosed
• classified
• covert
• underhanded
• top secret
• underhand
• confidential
• unadvertised
• sneaking
• unannounced
• inside
• occult
• intimate
• private
• nonpublic
• hushed
• hugger-mugger
• esoteric
• privy
• secret
• behind-the-scenes
• hush-hush

Dissimilar Words

• public
• open
• common
• proclaimed
• declared
• broadcast
• reported
• publicized
• aired
• heralded
• blazed
• advertised
• announced
• professed
• disclosed
• published
• prevailing
• general
• popular
• vulgar
• prevalent
• widespread
• well-known
• current
• rife
• promulgated
• spotlighted
• enunciated
• divulged
• shared
• communal

silenced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of silence

1

as in shushed

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 & Similar Words

• shushed
• quieted
• muted
• hushed
• stilled
• extinguished
• settled
• squelched
• quelled
• quietened
• shut up
• dumbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirred
• agitated

2

as in quelled

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

brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppressed
• quelled
• subdued
• repressed
• quashed
• stifled
• crushed
• squashed
• destroyed
• extinguished
• sat on
• squelched
• overcame
• snuffed (out)
• slapped down
• cracked down (on)
• clamped down (on)
• put down
• demolished
• throttled
• quenched
• obliterated
• decimated
• smothered
• dominated
• ruined
• exterminated
• strangled
• annihilated
• wrecked
• doused
• vanquished
• subjugated
• wasted
• devastated
• smashed
• overwhelmed
• conquered
• wiped out
• put out
• overpowered
• desolated
• nuked
• rubbed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supported
• aided
• backed
• assisted
• helped
• stirred
• provoked
• abetted
• propped up
• encouraged
• instigated
• whipped (up)
• promoted
• forwarded
• cultivated
• incited
• advanced
• nurtured
• fostered
• furthered
• fomented
• nourished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of silenced

Adjective

When monitoring wanes and enforcement fades, workers pay the price first in wages and safety, then in silenced voices and must choose between an empty stomach and their rights. — Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026

Verb

Here, background activities are limited, notifications are silenced, and blue light is lowered to reduce eye strain. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

When the researchers silenced the somatostatin neurons, the mice stopped trying so hard to avoid the threatening odor in their midst. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Kyle Tucker silenced a season’s worth of criticism with a 408-foot, two-run homer in the sixth, giving Dodgers breathing room in a 5-3 NLDS Game 1 win over Atlanta. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

What’s worse, the law put the onus on them to ask to be silenced. — Gretchen Carlson, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

History was repeating, ancient bonds once damaged in war, silenced, and soothed in the quiet moments after. — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Some have been silenced from even speaking to the media or appearing in public. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

The early goal silenced the Kansas City crowd, which has happened frequently at CPKC Stadium and in Current matches this season. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2026

Hannah Einbinder’s voice has not been silenced since her arrest for protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City on Thursday. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026