silent

[sahy-luhnt] / ˈsaɪ lənt /

ADJECTIVE

quiet; speechless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hushed mum mute restrained reticent

WEAK

bashful buttoned-up checked clammed up close closed-up closemouthed curbed dumb dummied up faint hush iced inarticulate incoherent inconversable indistinct inhibited laconic mousy muted noiseless nonvocal not talkative reserved shy silentious soundless still struck dumb taciturn tongue-tied unclear uncommunicative unheard unsociable unspeaking voiceless wordless zipped

Antonyms

WEAK

clamorous communicative explicit noisy talkative tangible

ADJECTIVE

understood, implied

Synonyms

WEAK

aphonic implicit indescribable inexpressible nameless tacit unexpressed unpronounced unspoken unuttered unvoiced wordless

Antonyms

WEAK

clamorous communicative explicit noisy talkative tangible

Example Sentences

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Carvalho, who is typically the public face of the school system, has been silent.

From Los Angeles Times

If the spirits stayed silent too long, the mortals regrouped with prayer and song.

From Literature

When Warner reached Porepunkah, desperate to help, it was silent but for the whirring of helicopters above, he said.

From BBC

The snowbank had, in effect, returned to being a silent snowbank.

From Literature

I had always known that my old hound had a beautiful voice, but I had never heard it ring like it did in that silent library.

From Literature