Synonyms for be silent
be silent

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1. be silentverb

   Synonyms:
   be still, hark, hearken, hush, list, listen

   Antonyms:
   bawl, bellow, call, clamor, cry (out), ejaculate, exclaim, roar, scream, shout, shriek, vociferate, yell

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1. Pope Francis:

   Tenderness means to use our eyes to see the other, our ears to hear the other, to listen to the children, the poor, those who are afraid of The Future You, to listen also to the silent cry of our common home, of our sick and polluted Earth. Tenderness means to use our hands and our heart to comfort the other, to take care of those in need.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Fatherhood is the silent language of love, spoken through actions louder than words —the unspoken gestures and care, the tireless efforts and sacrifices, and the unwavering support and guidance.

3. Gerhard Kocher:

   The Silent majority is silent, and that is best for everybody.

4. James Madison:

   I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.

5. Pythagoras:

   It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.