Defenition of the word silence
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Defenition of the word silence
- The complete lack of sound or noise.
- get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
- cause to be quiet or not talk; "This threat ought to shut them up!"
- a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence": "he gestured for silence"
- the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
- cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
- keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
- a refusal to speak when expected
- the absence of sound
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- cause to be quiet or not talk
- keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
Synonyms for the word silence
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- burke
- hush
- hush up
- muteness
- quiet
- quieten
- secrecy
- secretiveness
- shut up
- still
Similar words in the silence
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- gloss over
- hush up
- sleek over
- whitewash
Hyponyms for the word silence
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- calm down
- gag
- hush
- lull
- mum
- muzzle
- quietness
- shout down
- shush
- soundlessness
- speechlessness
- still
- stillness
Hypernyms for the word silence
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- condition
- conquer
- curb
- inhibit
- sound property
- stamp down
- status
- subdue
- suppress
- uncommunicativeness
Antonyms for the word silence
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