SILENTNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

silentness

noun

Definition of silentness

as in silence

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for silentness

Noun

Let’s shatter the silence about serious mental illness, and put more safeguards in place like the Supportive Interventions Act.

— John Chiarello, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Maintaining silence and respect around the memorial is an important part of the guard's responsibilities.

— Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

After co-headlining with Charli xcx at the peak of Brat Summer, Sivan was struck by his post-show emotional crash, when the roar of stadiums gave way to the quiet of being totally on his own.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
An uneasy quiet took over the boat as customers waited for another catch.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of quiet

Noun

Each night, Portia settles upside down beneath its silk abode, alternating prolonged stillness with brief episodes of retinal movements, twitching, and occasional leg curling.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
One or two kids came up to them, but their spooky stillness kept most people away.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of stillness

Noun

The endless snapshots of parties, wallpaper covered in butts, the many photographs of Kate Moss, videos of fashion shows, enlarged ad campaign stills—very little of it is good.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
On Wednesday, Rodgers shared photo stills from the project, and the backlash continued.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of still

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

silently

silentness

silents

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Silentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silentness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of silentness

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

lissome

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes