SILENTNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

silentness

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Definition of silentness

as in silence

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Noun

The senator’s silence amid one of the state’s most high-profile races in decades, however, is noteworthy, Marshall’s critics say.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
According to Kaarlela, the Sápmi world, its language, land, family, reindeer herding, sense of belonging and silence are all integral to the story.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

Eventually, the car exited the highway and pulled off into the nocturnal quiet of a random peninsula neighborhood.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Amenities and experiences If the quiet of your casita and resplendence of Casa Grande are for the mind and body, Aman Spa is for the soul.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of quiet

Noun

Even Albert Einstein famously sat in quiet rooms for hours staring at the ceiling, knowing his breakthroughs came from stillness, not the rush of the laboratory.

— Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Far away from the ceaseless whirring of small aircraft transporting tourists on aerial tours of the falls, this stillness, punctuated only by birdsong, feels beautifully restorative.

— Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of stillness

Noun

While local farmers were known to operate their own small stills even through Prohibition, there wouldn’t be another large official brewery in Lake County until 1942, Dretske said, when the Zeman Brewing Company opened in Gilmer.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Told through a mix of documentary-style footage and stills, Lawrence’s 24 hours unfold through quiet moments at the Ritz Paris, drives through the city, music sessions, spontaneous discoveries and late-night dancing.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

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