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

Pure catharsis that exiles can dedicate in the name of those silenced on the island. — Sarah Moreno august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

People named Mitch Bratt and Caleb Ferguson have silenced them in recent days. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Morgan silenced the critics and played into her heel persona—one that wants to hold the title for 1,000 days—with a strong victory over Iyo Sky. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

When the team silenced these neurons, the flies got lost entirely, wandering upwind with no idea how to get back. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

The two newspapers were briefly silenced by the White House, which persuaded the courts to order them to cease releasing the documents, and then were vindicated when the Supreme Court barred the government from restraining publication. — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Normal mice were drawn to the scents—but not mice whose granule cells had been silenced by optical fibers that the researchers implanted in the animals’ brains to switch these cells on and off. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

Your phone could be in a pocket, buried in a bag or silenced during work. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Black sages have shown that Black rage will not be silenced; rather, it is directed toward creative expression. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026