Synonyms of silently

silently

adverb

as in soundlessly

Related Words

• soundlessly
• quietly
• inaudibly
• voicelessly
• noiselessly
• feebly
• faintly
• softly
• low

Dissimilar Words

• aloud
• out
• audibly
• out loud
• verbally
• clearly
• vocally
• distinctly
• plainly
• perceptibly
• discernibly
• distinguishably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of silently

And imagine the bear, cornered in an unfamiliar lair, seeing the light of the only exit blocked by this larger attacker that did not howl or bark, but crawled silently toward him through the addled dogs. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Without this, a sensitive constraint applied at the first hop silently disappears by the third. — Gopichand Mannava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Residents and volunteers formed human chains, while others stood silently nearby, listening for tapping sounds or cries from below. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

His child, who had once vomited silently in the bathtub, then gone on playing happily with her bath toys. — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

The eclipse will unfold during August's new moon phase, as the lunar disk slips silently between the sun and Earth in the daytime sky. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The military is nothing if not secretive, and all of this work could be done in the dark—much the way the Manhattan Project, which developed the world’s first nuclear weapons, operated silently, invisibly, from June 1942 to August 1947. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Likewise, Cretton allows the Punisher his rage while silently noting that the vigilante’s gun-toting tactics usually make things worse. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

His character is spiritual, punctual and deeply religious, yet silently overseeing a very misogynistic, racist and drug-addled workforce. — ABC News, 29 July 2026