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":

   Vincent Girès

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How to use silence in a sentence?

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   It is easy to see the glow but hard to recognize the awakening of silence.

2. Bobby Brown:

   This is a criminal investigation and the integrity of that process requires silence.

3. Marc Sarrado:

   For the first seconds, it was complete silence. By the fifth second, everybody started to scream, it was really, really intense. Even when the shaking stopped, people were still screaming. They were completely panicked, because they knew exactly what it was.

4. Bob manara:

   When silence speaks better, the mouth would do more to remain speechless!

5. Lindsay Lohan:

   I think success is the best revenge — and silence, as a presence, when I chose to change my future, my life, I was like, ‘ Where’s the one place I can find silence ? ’.