Definitions

silent

[sahy-luhnt] / ˈsaɪ lənt /

ADJECTIVE

quiet; speechless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hushed mum mute restrained reticent

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

clamorous communicative explicit noisy talkative tangible

ADJECTIVE

understood, implied

Synonyms

WEAK

aphonic implicit indescribable inexpressible nameless tacit unexpressed unpronounced unspoken unuttered unvoiced wordless

Antonyms

WEAK

clamorous communicative explicit noisy talkative tangible

Example Sentences

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"Constantly assuming new faces, it has insinuated itself into the heart of our societies, into every crack, too often accompanied by that same pact of cowardice: to keep silent, to refuse to see."

From Barron's

"If we remain silent today, tomorrow our children will also learn the same silence," he says.

From BBC

"But there's also a silent majority of Australians who seek peace, who respect the Jewish community and, of course, want a dialogue with Israel."

From Barron's

"But there's also a silent majority of Australians who seek peace, who respect the Jewish community and of course, want a dialogue with Israel."

From Barron's

But today— when literally everything in the world has happened to me—my best friends are silent.

From Literature

silent

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