Antonyms for silênce
ˈsaɪ lənssilênce

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

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

   Synonyms:
   hush, speechlessness, stillness, taciturnity

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

1. silencenoun

   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

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

2. silenceverb

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

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Sound Property
   • Suppress
   • Uncommunicativeness

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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"

   Antonyms:
   sound

   Synonyms:
   secrecy, quiet, muteness, secretiveness

2. silence, quietnoun

   the absence of sound

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

   Antonyms:
   sound

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

3. muteness, silencenoun

   a refusal to speak when expected

   "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

   Antonyms:
   sound

   Synonyms:
   silence, mutism, quiet, muteness, secrecy, secretiveness

4. secrecy, secretiveness, silenceverb

   the trait of keeping things secret

   Antonyms:
   sound

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

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

   cause to be quiet or not talk

   "Please silence the children in the church!"

   Antonyms:
   sound

   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, silence, lock in, tranquilize, belt up, tranquillize

6. silenceverb

   keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

   "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

   Antonyms:
   sound

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

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. media

   the media is communication, while silence is lack of communication so keep in mind the lord states that he will fight your battles, and all you have to do is remain silent, and that means not consuming media information.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2020  

2. squawk

   squawk means noise and silence is the opposite of noise.

   Submitted by 16anaghar on June 16, 2021  

How to use silênce in a sentence?

1. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders:

   The collective silence by the left and its media allies is appalling. Her disgusting comments and show are not fit for broadcast, and executives at Time Warner and TBS must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned on its network.

2. Lulabel Seitz:

   Even learning on a campus where some people defend perpetrators of sexual assault and silence their victims, we didn’t let that drag us down. the school just censors people. The school continually censors students.

3. Alexander Litvinenko:

   You may succeed in silencing me but that silence comes at a price, you may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life.

4. John Cavadini:

   But it is within the pope’s competence and authority to call attention to our moral responsibilities and duties in the face of the best scientific theory out there, especially when the consequences of not doing so are serious or even drastic, and where silence could be interpreted as scandalous.

5. Unknown:

   The only successful substitute for brains is silence.

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