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dead air
noun as in noiselessness
noun as in quiet
noun as in quietness
noun as in silence
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in soundlessness
noun as in speechlessness
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Silence, meanwhile, is typically seen as a sign that one side is stumped—dead air is for losers.
Was it a mere thrill of the dead air, too slight to be heard, but quivering in every spiritual sense?
Again the man sniffed the dead air and, swinging the rifle into the crook of his elbow, continued toward the grub-shack.
Just as they rode down by the first buildings a low whistle sounded on the heavy, dead air.
The walls are of concentric shells of copper and zinc with two of wood, between which is 'dead air,' an effective heat insulator.
And through the dead air came ever the low moaning of a distant sea, towards which my feet did bear me.
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On this page you'll find 207 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dead air, such as: blackout, calm, censorship, death, dumbness, and hush.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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