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silences

verb , present tense third-person singular of silence

Synonyms and Antonyms of silences

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 silences

dumbs, extinguishes, hushes, mutes, quells, quietens [chiefly British], quiets, settles, shushes, shuts up, squelches, stills

Near Antonyms of silences

agitates, stirs

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

brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

Synonyms of silences

clamps down (on), cracks down (on), crushes, puts down, quashes, quells, represses, slaps down, snuffs (out), squashes, squelches, subdues, suppresses

Words Related to silences

douses (also dowses), extinguishes, puts out, quenches

smothers, stifles, strangles, throttles

annihilates, decimates, demolishes, desolates, destroys, devastates, nukes, rubs out, ruins, smashes, wastes, wrecks

exterminates, obliterates, wipes out

conquers, dominates, overcomes, overpowers, overwhelms, subdues, subjugates, vanquishes

Phrases Synonymous with silences

Near Antonyms of silences

abets, aids, assists, backs, helps, props up, supports

foments, incites, instigates, provokes, stirs, whips (up)

advances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes

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