Silence

Synonyms for silence
noun absence of sound, speech

peace
quiet
reticence
stillness
lull
secrecy
blackout
calm

taciturnity
quietude
censorship
dumbness
quietness
uncommunicativeness
hush
quiescence

death
sleep
quietus
sulk
noiselessness
sullenness
still
speechlessness

reserve
hush-hush
muteness
laconism
dead air
inarticulateness
iron curtain
saturninity

Antonyms for silence

agitation
clamor

noise
communication

talk

Synonyms
verb make or be quiet

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

clam
dampen
soft-pedal
quiet
shush
hush
lull
deaden
extinguish
still
dull

quieten
cut short
dumb
hush-hush
shut up
overawe
tongue-tie
choke off
clam up
close up
cool it

decrease the volume
dry up
dummy up
keep it down
pipe down
quiet down
say nothing
sit on
strike dumb
hold one’s tongue
hush one’s mouth

Antonyms

permit
release
allow
encourage

let go
start
help
communicate

talk
be noisy

Concept Thesaurus for word silence
2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; sound in general
Synonyms – noun

silence
lull
dead silence

stillness (quiet)
muteness
deathlike silence.

peace
solemn silence

hush
awful silence

Synonyms – verbs

be silent
still
stop

hold one’s tongue (not speak)[more]
hush
muzzle

render silent
stifle
put to silence (render mute)[more]

silence
muffle

Synonyms – adjectives

silent
soundless
solemn
inaudible (faint)

still
hushed
awful

stilly
mute
deathlike

noiseless
soft
silent as the grave

Synonyms – phrases
one might hear a feather drop, one might hear a pin drop; grosse Seelen dulden still [German]; le silence est la vertu de ceux qui ne sont pas sages [French]; le silence est le parti le plus sar de celui se défie de soi-meme [French]; “silence more
Antonyms

sound

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Other adjectives related to silence

Amyclaean
harpocratic
noiseless
soft
stilly

awful
hushed
obmutescent
solemn
sub silentio

conticent
inaudible
silent
soundless

deathlike
mute
silent as the grave
still

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