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silent
adjective as in quiet; speechless
Strongest matches
hushed, mum, mute, restrained, reticent
Weak matches
bashful, buttoned-up, checked, clammed up, close, closed-up, closemouthed, curbed, dumb, dummied up, faint, hush, iced, inarticulate, incoherent, inconversable, indistinct, inhibited, laconic, mousy, muted, noiseless, nonvocal, not talkative, reserved, shy, silentious, soundless, still, struck dumb, taciturn, tongue-tied, unclear, uncommunicative, unheard, unsociable, unspeaking, voiceless, wordless, zipped
adjective as in understood, implied
Weak matches
aphonic, implicit, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless, tacit, unexpressed, unpronounced, unspoken, unuttered, unvoiced, wordless
Example Sentences
He bemoaned the "silent" atmosphere during England's friendly win over Wales last month and once again the crowd were subdued in the hosts' first game at Wembley since his criticism.
His family and family members of the teenagers who died were silent as the majority verdict was announced in court.
Closer to the plant, the town of Futaba was eerily silent, its buildings frozen as they had been in the moments following the earthquake.
It’s totally silent except for the workmen grunting!
Roberts has been silent on the subject since he wrote a dissenting opinion in the case.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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