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
• settling
• quelling
• squelching
• stilling
• dumbing
• quietening
• shutting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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