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be silent

VERB

button one's lip

Synonyms

WEAK

button up clam up keep one's trap shut not let out a peep say nothing shut up

VERB

sulk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brood mope

STRONG

frown gloom glower gripe grouse grump lower moon scowl

WEAK

be down in the mouth be in a huff be morose be out of sorts look sullen take on

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment grin praise smile

WEAK

be happy

Example Sentences

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"We want to gather all the testimonies and evidence we can to document this and have a complete case. We can't be silent about what happened," she said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I am Jimmy Kimmel, and I will not be silent.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

"The British Crown committed heinous crimes against the first peoples of this country... I will not be silent," the independent senator said.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

To be silent is to continue to deny the intelligent, well-educated woman that I am.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

They talked desultorily for some minutes, then, without apparent reason, a yell from the telescreen bade them be silent.

From "1984" by George Orwell

be silent

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