silence

[sahy-luhns] / ˈsaɪ ləns /

NOUN

absence of sound, speech

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blackout calm lull peace quiet reticence secrecy stillness

STRONG

censorship death dumbness hush laconism muteness noiselessness quiescence quietness quietude reserve sleep speechlessness still sulk sullenness taciturnity uncommunicativeness

WEAK

dead air hush-hush inarticulateness iron curtain saturninity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitation

WEAK

clamor communication noise talk

VERB

make or be quiet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cut off gag muffle mute muzzle quash quell squelch stifle subdue suppress

STRONG

clam dampen deaden dull extinguish hush lull overawe quiet quieten shush soft pedal still tongue-tie

WEAK

choke off clam up close up cool it cut short decrease the volume dry up dumb dummy up hold one's tongue hush one's mouth hush-hush keep it down pipe down quiet down say nothing shut up sit on strike dumb

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow encourage help let go permit release start

WEAK

be noisy communicate talk

Example Sentences

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So far, an army of coders who love it have silenced many skeptics.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.

From The Wall Street Journal

An eerie silence hangs over the place where 650 sheep were being raised.

From BBC

Feelings are conveyed with such airs that the poetry of a moment of silence disappears the instant someone speaks.

From Salon

On Sunday, players and supporters observed a minute's silence at Forest's City Ground ahead of their Premier League game against Brighton.

From BBC

silence

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