Synonyms for silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent

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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

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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.

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

   Antonyms:
   communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreserved

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1. silent

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

   Antonyms:
   noisy, loquacious, garrulous

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1. silent, soundless, stilladjective

   marked by absence of sound

   "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

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

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

2. mum, silentadjective

   failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

   "the witness remained silent"

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

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

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"

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

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

4. silent, unsoundedadjective

   not made to sound

   "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"

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

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

5. silentadjective

   having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

   "a silent dog whistle"

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

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

6. dumb, mute, silentadjective

   unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

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

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

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1. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   still, noiseless, quiet, calm

2. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   mute, dumb, TACITURN, speechless, mum, without a word to say

3. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   quiescent, not pronounced, not sounded

4. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   dormant, not active

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1. silentadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "silent":

   silence, quiet, mute, tacit, muted, silencers, dumb, tongue-tied, noise-reducing

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1. List of known nicknames for "Silent":

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1. Yitzhak Yosef:

   The people of Israel underwent a horrible Holocaust 70 years ago, millions of Jews were murdered … and the world saw and remained silent; we as Jews who felt this silence in our own flesh cried out for years, we asked how the world knew and remained silent? … As Jews it is forbidden for us to remain silent … Genocide cannot be ignored, not in Syria and not anywhere, and not against any people, even if they are not our friends.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The deepest love is often silent, for words can never fully express the heart's intricacy. Yes, deep love goes beyond verbal expression; it's the silent understanding, the unspoken connection, and the shared emotions.

3. Matthew Stafford:

   We came from Detroit, and there are a lot of good traveling teams there, but that was wild, matthew was on a silent count, and for those of you who don’t know what that is … when he hikes the ball, it’s either a loud count when you can hear him, and that’s what usually quarterbacks are on when they’re at home or a silent count. Matthew was on a silent count, Jimmy Garoppolo was not, who is the opposing quarterback.

4. Gerhard Kocher:

   The Silent majority is silent, and that is best for everybody.

5. Reverend Martin Niemoeller:

   When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.