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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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“No, I think I’ll keep her,” he said, as Leavitt chittered nervously off-camera, before falling silent.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

“Or to remain silent forever to avoid inadvertently speaking in the voice of the beast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It felt like the whole place went silent.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

There was a new nurse at Dr. van Veen’s and I spent a miserable, silent half-hour in the waiting room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.