Synonyms for silence
ˈsaɪ lənssi·lence

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. silencenoun

   Synonyms:
   quietness, whist, hush

2. silencenoun

   To make something silent.

   Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?

   Synonyms:
   quietness, hush, whist

3. silencenoun

   Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.

   During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.

   Synonyms:
   quietness

4. silencenoun

   The action of refraining from speaking.

   You have the right to silence, said the police officer.

   Synonyms:
   quietness

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. silence

   Synonyms:
   hush, speechlessness, stillness, taciturnity

   Antonyms:
   address, address, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, harangue, language, oration, oratory, sermon, speaking, speech, talk, utterance

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. silencenoun

   Synonyms:
   taciturnity, stillness, calm, peace, hush, muteness, secrecy, oblivion

   Antonyms:
   garrulity, loquacity, talkativeness, chatter, noise, brawl, clamor, clatter, din, babel, tumult, agitation, restlessness, storm, unrest, roar, bruit, reverberation, resonance, commotion, cackling, proclamation, publicity, fame, rumor, remembrance, repute, celebrity

2. silenceverb

   Synonyms:
   still, stifle, hush, allay, quiet, calm

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. silencenoun

   the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

   "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

   Synonyms:
   secrecy, quiet, muteness, secretiveness

   Antonyms:
   sound

2. silence, quietnoun

   the absence of sound

   "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"

   Synonyms:
   tranquility, placidity, repose, serenity, muteness, secretiveness, secrecy, quiet, lull, tranquillity

   Antonyms:
   sound

3. muteness, silencenoun

   a refusal to speak when expected

   "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

   Synonyms:
   mutism, quiet, muteness, secrecy, secretiveness

   Antonyms:
   sound

4. secrecy, secretiveness, silenceverb

   the trait of keeping things secret

   Synonyms:
   concealment, privateness, closeness, muteness, privacy, secretiveness, secrecy, quiet

   Antonyms:
   sound

5. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush upverb

   cause to be quiet or not talk

   "Please silence the children in the church!"

   Synonyms:
   button up, calm, lock away, put away, ease, sleek over, calm down, quiet down, whitewash, lock, hush up, close up, quieten, quiet, lock up, quiesce, still, tranquillise, shut up, pipe down, allay, clam up, keep mum, lull, shut away, relieve, gloss over, be quiet, hush, dummy up, lock in, tranquilize, belt up, tranquillize

   Antonyms:
   sound

6. silenceverb

   keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

   "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

   Synonyms:
   shut up, hush, hush up, quieten, still

   Antonyms:
   sound

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Sound Property
   • Suppress
   • Uncommunicativeness

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. silencenoun

   Synonyms:
   stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm

2. silencenoun

   Synonyms:
   taciturnity, muteness, dumbness

3. silencenoun

   Synonyms:
   oblivion, obscurity

4. silenceverb

   Synonyms:
   still, hush, gag, stifle, muzzle, muffle, put to silence

5. silenceverb

   Synonyms:
   allay, quiet, calm, put to rest, put an end to

6. silenceinterj.

   Synonyms:
   hush, whist, mum, soft, tush, chut, tut, be still, be silent, hold your tongue

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. silencenoun

   Synonyms:
   stillness, quietness, taciturnity, muteness, reserve, secrecy

2. silenceverb

   Synonyms:
   still, hush, quiet, suppress, lull, quell, appease

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "silence":

   silent, quiet, mute, silenzio, hush, -silence, sllence, silênce, sorry.-quiet, muting

NicknamesRate these nicknames:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of known nicknames for "Silence":

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1. Cicero:

   Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

2. The Vatican spokesman:

   There was not a time of silence in this sense, i can only say the pope was listening with great respect, and listening also to the prayer of the monk showing the relics and this was all.

3. Phyllis Mcginley:

   Sticks and stones are hard on bones, aimed with angry art, words can sting like anything but silence breaks the heart.

4. Pythagoras:

   It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

5. Edith Sitwell:

   My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.