Synonyms of silencing

silencing

verb

present participle of silence

1

as in shushing

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

• shushing
• quieting
• muting
• hushing
• extinguishing
• squelching
• quelling
• stilling
• settling
• dumbing
• quietening
• shutting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirring
• agitating

• stirring
• agitating

2

as in suppressing

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

brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppressing
• quelling
• subduing
• repressing
• quashing
• crushing
• squelching
• squashing
• stifling
• destroying
• extinguishing
• overcoming
• sitting on
• throttling
• slapping down
• demolishing
• quenching
• clamping down (on)
• decimating
• cracking down (on)
• obliterating
• annihilating
• smothering
• strangling
• exterminating
• putting down
• wrecking
• devastating
• ruining
• dominating
• subjugating
• dousing
• smashing
• nuking
• vanquishing
• desolating
• wasting
• snuffing (out)
• overpowering
• conquering
• overwhelming
• wiping out
• dowsing
• putting out
• rubbing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supporting
• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• stirring
• backing
• provoking
• abetting
• inciting
• fomenting
• instigating
• promoting
• encouraging
• advancing
• cultivating
• fostering
• nurturing
• furthering
• whipping (up)
• forwarding
• nourishing
• propping up

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• supporting
• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• stirring
• backing
• provoking
• abetting
• inciting
• fomenting
• instigating
• promoting
• encouraging
• advancing
• cultivating
• fostering
• nurturing
• furthering
• whipping (up)
• forwarding
• nourishing
• propping up

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