What are some opposite words for silent?
Antonyms for silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term silent.
Wiktionary
silentadjective
silentadjective
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
silentadjective
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
silentadjective
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
silentadjective
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable.
silentadjective
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
silentadjective
Without audio capability.
The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
silentadjective
Hidden, unseen, as a silent voter or silent partner.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
silent
Dumb, mute, silent and speechless refer to fact or state; taciturn refers to habit and disposition. The talkative person may be stricken dumb with surprise or terror; the obstinate may remain mute; one may be silent through preoccupation of mind or of set purpose; but the taciturn person is averse to the utterance of thought or feeling and to communication with others, either from natural disposition or for the occasion. One who is silent does not speak at all; one who is taciturn speaks when compelled, but in a grudging way that repels further approach. Reserved suggests more of method and intention than taciturn, applying often to some special time or topic; one who is communicative regarding all else may be reserved about his business. Reserved is thus closely equivalent to uncommunicative, but is a somewhat stronger word, often suggesting pride or haughtiness, as when we say one is reserved toward inferiors. Compare PRIDE.
Antonyms:
communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreservedSynonyms:
close, dumb, mute, reserved, reticent, speechless, taciturn, uncommunicative
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
silent
Antonyms:
noisy, loquacious, garrulousSynonyms:
still, taciturn, speechless, dormant, quiet, noiseless
Princeton's WordNet
silent, soundless, stilladjective
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
Antonyms:
audible, communicatory, hearable, explicit, noisy, communicative, expressed, articulateSynonyms:
static, smooth, understood, motionless, placid, inactive, mute, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, mum, dumb, quiet, tacit, unsounded, still, noneffervescentmum, silentadjective
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
Antonyms:
hearable, articulate, communicatory, audible, explicit, communicative, expressed, noisySynonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundedsilent, tacit, understoodadjective
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
"gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
Antonyms:
explicit, communicative, audible, communicatory, noisy, hearable, expressed, articulateSynonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundedsilent, unsoundedadjective
not made to sound
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
Antonyms:
audible, articulate, communicative, hearable, expressed, explicit, noisy, communicatorySynonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, unfathomed, unplumbed, profound, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundedsilentadjective
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
"a silent dog whistle"
Antonyms:
hearable, expressed, communicative, noisy, articulate, explicit, audible, communicatorySynonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundeddumb, mute, silentadjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Antonyms:
audible, expressed, communicative, hearable, articulate, communicatory, noisy, explicitSynonyms:
unspoken, understood, dull, dim, tacit, mute, dense, tongueless, unsounded, soundless, speechless, still, dumb, slow, mum, obtuse, wordless
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Editors Contribution
patter
without sound
the rain was noisy and the cat was silent
How to use silent in a sentence?
There’s no education around this, for authorities or normal people, just a mindset and tradition that oppresses women into thinking they must stay silent no matter what, i have a daughter. I had to change my mindset and spread what I have learned because I don’t think she’d be safe in the current environment.
We falsely attribute to men a determined character - putting together all their yesterdays - and averaging them - we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is the silent poor indeed.
In no world, whatsoever, should arresting a man for an alleged minor infraction involve a police officer putting his knee on a man's neck for nine minutes while he cries out' I can't breathe' and then goes silent, to me, to a great many of my fellow Kentuckians and to many outraged Americans, these disturbing events do not look like three isolated incidents, they look more like the latest chapter in our national struggle to make equal justice and equal protection of the law into facts of life for all Americans.
To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal.
What matters is how our laws can be brought to bear against those who believe, the government cannot force you to speak where you would choose to remain silent. These are foundational pillars of Constitution.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#3088 | expressed | |
#5152 | silent | |
#6371 | explicit | |
#12104 | noisy | |
#18447 | audible | |
#18871 | articulate | |
#29561 | communicative | |
#53380 | talkative | |
#69465 | unreserved | |
#142557 | loquacious | |
#162156 | garrulous |
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