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   si·lent

   /ˈsīlənt/

   adjective

   • 1. not making or accompanied by any sound: "the woods were still and silent" Similar completely quietstillhushedinaudiblenoiselesssoundlesspeacefultranquilso quiet you could hear a pin dropOpposite audiblenoisy
   • ▪ (of a person) not speaking: "she fell silent for a moment" Similar speechlessquietunspeakingwordlessvoicelessdumbmutetaciturnreticentuncommunicativeunforthcomingtight-lippedclose-moutheduntalkativetongue-tiedsaying nothingat a loss for wordsstruck dumbinformal:mumOpposite loquacious
   • ▪ not expressed aloud: "a silent prayer" Similar unspokenwordlessunsaidunstatedundeclaredunexpressedunmentionedunpronouncedunvoicedtacitimplicitunderstoodimpliedtaken for grantedOpposite spoken
   • ▪ (of a letter) written but not pronounced, e.g. b in doubt: "a silent “h”"
   • ▪ (of a movie) without an accompanying soundtrack: "she appeared in a number of silent films"
   • ▪ saying or recording nothing on a particular subject: "the poems are silent on the question of marriage"
   • ▪ (of a person) not prone to speak much; taciturn: "I'm the strong, silent type"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.

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   Synonyms for SILENT: mute, speechless, muted, dumb, wordless, mum, uncommunicative, inarticulate; Antonyms of SILENT: speaking, communicative, eloquent, talking, articulate, voluble, vocal, fluent.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › silentSILENT - 119 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   MAKING LITTLE OR NO NOISE. The stadium fell silent after the goal was scored. Synonyms and examples. quiet. There was a quiet tapping at the door. soft. "Come here!" he said in a soft voice. muffled. I could hear muffled voices from the next room. faint. There was the faint sound of traffic in the distance. hushed.

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   Synonyms for SILENCE: stillness, speechlessness, muteness, dumbness, voicelessness, reserve, inarticulateness, reticence; Antonyms of SILENCE: speaking, communication, talking, eloquence, fluency, volubility, loquacity, talkativeness.

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   Synonyms for SILENT: soundless, still, hushed, quiet, noiseless, unsounded, stilly, hush, unproclaimed, untalked-of; Antonyms for SILENT: noisy, audible, talkative, communicative, clamorous, explicit, spoken, tangible.