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Synonyms for silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent
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Wiktionary
silentadjective
silentadjective
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
silentadjective
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
silentadjective
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
silentadjective
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable.
silentadjective
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
silentadjective
Without audio capability.
The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
silentadjective
Hidden, unseen, as a silent voter or silent partner.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
silent
Dumb, mute, silent and speechless refer to fact or state; taciturn refers to habit and disposition. The talkative person may be stricken dumb with surprise or terror; the obstinate may remain mute; one may be silent through preoccupation of mind or of set purpose; but the taciturn person is averse to the utterance of thought or feeling and to communication with others, either from natural disposition or for the occasion. One who is silent does not speak at all; one who is taciturn speaks when compelled, but in a grudging way that repels further approach. Reserved suggests more of method and intention than taciturn, applying often to some special time or topic; one who is communicative regarding all else may be reserved about his business. Reserved is thus closely equivalent to uncommunicative, but is a somewhat stronger word, often suggesting pride or haughtiness, as when we say one is reserved toward inferiors. Compare PRIDE.
Synonyms:
close, dumb, mute, reserved, reticent, speechless, taciturn, uncommunicativeAntonyms:
communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreserved
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
silent
Synonyms:
still, taciturn, speechless, dormant, quiet, noiselessAntonyms:
noisy, loquacious, garrulous
Princeton's WordNet
silent, soundless, stilladjective
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
Synonyms:
static, smooth, understood, motionless, placid, inactive, mute, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, mum, dumb, quiet, tacit, unsounded, still, noneffervescentAntonyms:
audible, communicatory, hearable, explicit, noisy, communicative, expressed, articulatemum, silentadjective
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
Synonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundedAntonyms:
hearable, articulate, communicatory, audible, explicit, communicative, expressed, noisysilent, tacit, understoodadjective
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
"gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
Synonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundedAntonyms:
explicit, communicative, audible, communicatory, noisy, hearable, expressed, articulatesilent, unsoundedadjective
not made to sound
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
Synonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, unfathomed, unplumbed, profound, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundedAntonyms:
audible, articulate, communicative, hearable, expressed, explicit, noisy, communicatorysilentadjective
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
"a silent dog whistle"
Synonyms:
soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsoundedAntonyms:
hearable, expressed, communicative, noisy, articulate, explicit, audible, communicatorydumb, mute, silentadjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonyms:
unspoken, understood, dull, dim, tacit, mute, dense, tongueless, unsounded, soundless, speechless, still, dumb, slow, mum, obtuse, wordlessAntonyms:
audible, expressed, communicative, hearable, articulate, communicatory, noisy, explicit
Dictionary of English Synonymes
silentadjective
silentadjective
Synonyms:
mute, dumb, TACITURN, speechless, mum, without a word to saysilentadjective
Synonyms:
quiescent, not pronounced, not soundedsilentadjective
Synonyms:
dormant, not active
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "silent":
silence, quiet, mute, tacit, muted, silencers, dumb, tongue-tied, noise-reducing
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Silent":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#258 | reserved | |
#390 | still | |
#735 | close | |
#2711 | static | |
#2901 | slow | |
#3880 | smooth | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#5152 | silent | |
#5426 | understood | |
#6644 | silence | |
#9389 | dim | |
#9564 | dumb | |
#9770 | dense | |
#10506 | inactive | |
#11321 | profound | |
#12007 | mum | |
#13293 | dull | |
#15923 | mute | |
#23290 | tranquil | |
#26145 | dormant | |
#26166 | placid | |
#32598 | muted | |
#35713 | tacit | |
#39678 | speechless | |
#42397 | unspoken | |
#44165 | motionless | |
#56643 | obtuse | |
#65293 | silencers | |
#81424 | reticent | |
#82331 | noiseless | |
#84871 | wordless | |
#116926 | taciturn | |
#139693 | soundless | |
#155572 | unruffled | |
#241021 | uncommunicative |
How to use silent in a sentence?
Hassan Khomeini is promoting the modern and democratic side of his grandfather's legacy and stays silent about the dark, authoritarian side, he wants to show the real Khomeini respects the rights of all groups, and that the totalitarian side was a temporary necessity during early years of the revolution.
We don't need to be shouting and booing and scaring somebody who decided to stand up and have some sort of silent protest, what the heck is that about ? We're not in high school. I mean, this is not some god-darn high school basketball game where we're booing the other team.
I will never be the first of so many things for you. I came too late, after life and love were woven into the tapestry of your existence. I care not about lost firsts, but I will fight, knuckles bloody and teeth sharpened, for your lasts. Take the old firsts and put them to rest, silent below the dirt and ash of all the new ones we will burn through. Take them, and give me the lasts.
Of those who say nothing, few are silent.
With hindering prosecution, you usually need to provide some criminal assistance to a person that has committed a felony, but for someone to tell an officer, ‘ Karen Charrington can't come in,' and they don't want to answer questions – Karen Charrington have that full right to remain silent to police officers. Karen Charrington’re not obligated to tell the officers what happened in a crime. Lauren Pazienza being led into a New York City courthouse on March 22, 2022. ( Curtis Means) Lauren Pazienza being led into a New York City courthouse on March 22, 2022( Curtis Means) After allegedly shoving Barbara Gustern to Barbara Gustern death, Pazienza stayed in the area for more than 20 minutes, according to The DA. NYC SOCIALITE ACCUSED IN ELDERLY SHOVE DEATH BULLIED CLASSMATES IN SCHOOL Surveillance footage reviewed by the DA captured Pazienza getting into a fight with a man believed to be her fiancé about seven minutes after the shove, then watching as an ambulance arrived at the location. About half an hour after the attack, Pazienza and her fiancé allegedly entered Penn Station and took the subway back to their shared condo in Astoria, Queens. Building where Lauren Pazienza and Lauren Pazienza fiancé reside in Queens, New York( Fox News Digital / Rebecca Rosenberg) It wasn't until six days later Lauren Pazienza fled New York City on March 16 after Barbara Gustern succumbed to Barbara Gustern injuries. Lauren Pazienza's parents' home in Port Jefferson, New York( Fox News Digital Digital/Rebecca Rosenberg) MARCH 10 : Barbara Gustern shoved to the ground in Manhattan MARCH 15 : Barbara Gustern dies. Lauren Pazienza cause of death ruled to blunt-force trauma to the head MARCH 16 : Pazienza reportedly flees to parents' home on Long Island as she apparently deleted her social media MARCH 17 : Pazienza allegedly stopped using her cellphone and hid it at her aunt's house MARCH 19 : NYPD received anonymous tip on Pazienza MARCH 21 : NYPD turned away from Pazienza family home MARCH 22 : Pazienza retains attorney and surrenders in Manhattan Lauren Pazienza's mug shot.
Translations for silent
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- صامتArabic
- ці́хі, маўча́цьBelarusian
- мълчаBulgarian
- callarCatalan, Valencian
- mlčet, tichýCzech
- tewiWelsh
- stilleDanish
- stumm, schweigsam, still, schweigenGerman
- αθόρυβοςGreek
- muta, silenta, kvietaEsperanto
- callar, silenciosoSpanish
- ساكت, بي صدا, گنگ, آرام, خاموش, ناكار, لالPersian
- hiljaisuus, tyyni, äänetön, hiljainenFinnish
- muet, taire, silencieuxFrench
- tostIrish
- चुपHindi
- szótlan, hangtalan, néma, csendes, hallgatag, zajtalanHungarian
- լուռ, հանգիստ, խաղաղ, հանդարտArmenian
- diamIndonesian
- hljóðurIcelandic
- muto, silenzio, silente, silenzioso, tranquilloItalian
- 無言, 無音, 黙る, 静かJapanese
- silentium, taceōLatin
- klussLatvian
- mōhūMāori
- တိတ်Burmese
- zwijgenDutch
- stumNorwegian
- milczećPolish
- quieto, silencioso, silêncioPortuguese
- tăcutRomanian
- непроизноси́мый, ти́хий, безмо́лвный, немо́й, молча́ть, молчали́выйRussian
- му́чати, múčatiSerbo-Croatian
- tyst, stum, tystlåtenSwedish
- அமைதியாகTamil
- sessizTurkish
- stilikVolapük
- שטילYiddish
- 无声Chinese
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