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Antonyms for silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. silentadjective

    Synonyms:
    speechless, taciturn, still, dumb, mute, quiet

  2. silentadjective

    Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.

    Synonyms:
    dumb, taciturn, speechless, mute, still, quiet

  3. silentadjective

    Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.

    Synonyms:
    quiet, mute, still, dumb, taciturn, speechless

  4. silentadjective

    Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.

    Synonyms:
    quiet, dumb, still, mute, speechless, taciturn

  5. silentadjective

    Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable.

    Synonyms:
    speechless, still, quiet, taciturn, mute, dumb

  6. silentadjective

    Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.

    Synonyms:
    mute, quiet, taciturn, speechless, still, dumb

  7. silentadjective

    Without audio capability.

    The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.

    Synonyms:
    speechless, taciturn, still, quiet, dumb, mute

  8. silentadjective

    Hidden, unseen, as a silent voter or silent partner.

    Synonyms:
    mute, still, quiet, dumb, taciturn, speechless

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, unreserved

    Synonyms:
    close, dumb, mute, reserved, reticent, speechless, taciturn, uncommunicative

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. silent

    Antonyms:
    noisy, loquacious, garrulous

    Synonyms:
    still, taciturn, speechless, dormant, quiet, noiseless

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. 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, articulate

    Synonyms:
    static, smooth, understood, motionless, placid, inactive, mute, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, mum, dumb, quiet, tacit, unsounded, still, noneffervescent

  2. mum, silentadjective

    failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

    "the witness remained silent"

    Antonyms:
    hearable, articulate, communicatory, audible, explicit, communicative, expressed, noisy

    Synonyms:
    soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsounded

  3. silent, 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, articulate

    Synonyms:
    soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsounded

  4. silent, 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, communicatory

    Synonyms:
    soundless, tacit, mute, unfathomed, unplumbed, profound, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsounded

  5. silentadjective

    having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

    "a silent dog whistle"

    Antonyms:
    hearable, expressed, communicative, noisy, articulate, explicit, audible, communicatory

    Synonyms:
    soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsounded

  6. dumb, mute, silentadjective

    unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

    Antonyms:
    audible, expressed, communicative, hearable, articulate, communicatory, noisy, explicit

    Synonyms:
    unspoken, understood, dull, dim, tacit, mute, dense, tongueless, unsounded, soundless, speechless, still, dumb, slow, mum, obtuse, wordless

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. silentadjective

    Synonyms:
    still, quiet, noiseless, inaudible, taciturn, reserved, mute, quiescent

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. patter

    without sound

    the rain was noisy and the cat was silent

    Submitted by anonymous on May 3, 2020  

How to use silent in a sentence?

  1. Seup Sokha:

    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.

  2. Henry David Thoreau:

    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.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    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.

  4. Jean de La Bruyère:

    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.

  5. Mike Lee:

    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.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#42free
#3088expressed
#5152silent
#6371explicit
#12104noisy
#18447audible
#18871articulate
#29561communicative
#53380talkative
#69465unreserved
#142557loquacious
#162156garrulous

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