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NOUN | 1 | silence | The state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) |
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2 | silence, quiet | The absence of sound | |
3 | silence, muteness | A refusal to speak when expected | |
4 | silence, secrecy, secretiveness | The trait of keeping things secret | |
VERB | 1 | silence, hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up | Cause to be quiet or not talk |
2 | silence | Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure |
Sounds | say'lahns |
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Rhymes | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 263 more rhymes in ahns at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The state of being silent (as when no one is speaking). |
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Examples | "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence" |
Broader | condition, status |
Verbs | silence |
Meaning | The absence of sound. |
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Examples | "he needed silence in order to sleep" |
Synonyms | quiet |
Narrower | hush, stillness, still; speechlessness; quietness, soundlessness |
Broader | sound property |
Contrary | sound |
Verbs | silence |
Meaning | A refusal to speak when expected. |
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Examples | "his silence about my contribution was surprising" |
Synonyms | muteness |
Broader | uncommunicativeness |
Verbs | silence |
Meaning | The trait of keeping things secret. |
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Synonyms | secrecy, secretiveness |
Narrower | mum |
Broader | uncommunicativeness |
Verbs | silence |
Meaning | Cause to be quiet or not talk. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Examples | "Please silence the children in the church!" |
Synonyms | hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up |
Cause to | hush |
Narrower | shush; lull, calm down; shout down; gag, muzzle |
Broader | suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb |
Contrary | louden |
Similar to | quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down |
Nouns | silencer; silence; silence; silence; silencer |
Meaning | Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" |
Broader | suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb |
Nouns | silence |