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Synonyms for silencing
verb make or be quiet- cut off
- gag
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- quash
- quell
- squelch
- stifle
- subdue
- suppress
- clam
- dampen
- deaden
- dull
- extinguish
- hush
- lull
- overawe
- quiet
- quieten
- shush
- soft-pedal
- still
- tongue-tie
- 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
Antonyms for silencing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
More words related to silencing
suppressive
adjective. suppressing
- censoring
- covering up
- curbing
- holding back
- muffling
- quelling
- repressing
- repressive
- silencing
- stifling
- subduing
- withholding
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.