Silence Synonyms and Antonyms

sīləns
Absence of sound
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. quiet
  2. hush
  3. stillness
  4. quietness
  5. noiselessness
  6. soundlessness
  7. utter stillness
  8. the stillness of death
  9. absolute quiet
  10. calm
  11. deep stillness
  12. stillness of eternal night
  13. loss of signal
  14. cessation of all sound
  15. quietude
  16. hush of early dawn
  17. radio-silence
  18. security silence
  19. security blackout
  20. censorship
  21. still
  22. iron-curtain
Antonyms:
  1. noise
  2. sound
  3. din
  4. clamor
  5. uproar
  6. talk
  7. communication
Absence of speech
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. muteness
  2. secrecy
  3. reserve
  4. reticence
  5. taciturnity
  6. dumbness
  7. inarticulation
  8. mussitation
  9. inarticulateness
  10. quiescence
  11. golden silence
  12. quietness
  13. speechlessness
  14. quietude
  15. respectful silence
  16. sullen silence
  17. wordlessness
  18. stillness
  19. tranquility
  20. secretiveness
Antonyms:
  1. talkativeness
  2. glibness
  3. loquacity
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Silence Sentence Examples

  • His silence was worse than his anger.

  • Yet his silence said volumes.

  • The silence lasted for about a minute.

  • For several seconds while the young man was taking his place on the step the silence continued.

  • The Emperor listened in silence, not looking at Michaud.

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