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silence
noun as in absence of sound, speech
Strong matches
censorship, death, dumbness, hush, laconism, muteness, noiselessness, quiescence, quietness, quietude, reserve, sleep, speechlessness, still, sulk, sullenness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness
Weak matches
dead air, hush-hush, inarticulateness, iron curtain, saturninity
verb as in make or be quiet
Strongest matches
cut off, gag, muffle, mute, muzzle, quash, quell, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress
Strong matches
clam, dampen, deaden, dull, extinguish, hush, lull, overawe, quiet, quieten, shush, soft pedal, still, tongue-tie
Weak matches
choke off, clam up, close up, cool it, cut short, decrease the volume, dry up, dumb, dummy up, hold one's tongue, hush one's mouth, hush-hush, keep it down, pipe down, quiet down, say nothing, shut up, sit on, strike dumb
Example Sentences
“He wants to silence the working people. He wants to silence the voice of immigrants. And so right now, we have to be louder and make sure our voices are heard.”
Shedding allies, the LGBTQ+ coalition teeters on the tail of this recent Quiet Pride, with public institutions that have been loudly supportive in the recent past intimidated into whispers, or all-out silence.
Born in Colombia and raised in Norway, Braekhus spent her career breaking down barriers - from fighting misogyny in the gym to silencing critics on her way to becoming the undisputed queen of the sport.
The tense silence will be the first of several battles of will between the two men, neither willing to yield.
“We’ve worked long hours, faced disrespect, and had no voice, just silence on the other end of the app.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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