Synonyms for silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent

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1. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   speechless, taciturn, still, dumb, mute, quiet

2. silentadjective

   Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.

   Synonyms:
   dumb, taciturn, speechless, mute, still, quiet

3. silentadjective

   Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.

   Synonyms:
   quiet, mute, still, dumb, taciturn, speechless

4. silentadjective

   Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.

   Synonyms:
   quiet, dumb, still, mute, speechless, taciturn

5. silentadjective

   Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable.

   Synonyms:
   speechless, still, quiet, taciturn, mute, dumb

6. silentadjective

   Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.

   Synonyms:
   mute, quiet, taciturn, speechless, still, dumb

7. silentadjective

   Without audio capability.

   The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.

   Synonyms:
   speechless, taciturn, still, quiet, dumb, mute

8. silentadjective

   Hidden, unseen, as a silent voter or silent partner.

   Synonyms:
   mute, still, quiet, dumb, taciturn, speechless

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1. 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, uncommunicative

   Antonyms:
   communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreserved

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1. silent

   Synonyms:
   still, taciturn, speechless, dormant, quiet, noiseless

   Antonyms:
   noisy, loquacious, garrulous

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. 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, noneffervescent

   Antonyms:
   audible, communicatory, hearable, explicit, noisy, communicative, expressed, articulate

2. mum, silentadjective

   failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

   "the witness remained silent"

   Synonyms:
   soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsounded

   Antonyms:
   hearable, articulate, communicatory, audible, explicit, communicative, expressed, noisy

3. silent, 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, unsounded

   Antonyms:
   explicit, communicative, audible, communicatory, noisy, hearable, expressed, articulate

4. silent, 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, unsounded

   Antonyms:
   audible, articulate, communicative, hearable, expressed, explicit, noisy, communicatory

5. silentadjective

   having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

   "a silent dog whistle"

   Synonyms:
   soundless, tacit, mute, still, understood, mum, dumb, unsounded

   Antonyms:
   hearable, expressed, communicative, noisy, articulate, explicit, audible, communicatory

6. dumb, 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, wordless

   Antonyms:
   audible, expressed, communicative, hearable, articulate, communicatory, noisy, explicit

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1. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   still, noiseless, quiet, calm

2. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   mute, dumb, TACITURN, speechless, mum, without a word to say

3. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   quiescent, not pronounced, not sounded

4. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   dormant, not active

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1. silentadjective

   Synonyms:
   still, quiet, noiseless, inaudible, taciturn, reserved, mute, quiescent

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1. List of paraphrases for "silent":

   silence, quiet, mute, tacit, muted, silencers, dumb, tongue-tied, noise-reducing

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1. List of known nicknames for "Silent":

   Corey Grady

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How to use silent in a sentence?

1. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

   All men have the stars, but they do not mean the same things for different people. For some they are guides, for others, no more than little lights in the sky. But all these are silent. You--you alone have the stars as no one else has them

2. Zumretay Arkin:

   I know that it has consequences. But I’m also thinking about the Uyghurs who are detained, and my family members who have disappeared. At the end of the day, even if you’re silent, your relatives are going to be targeted anyway.

3. Darcisio Perondi:

   This was the PMDB's most anti-Workers' Party convention in 12 years. Not a single leader spoke in favor of the government, even the ministers in the cabinet remained silent.

4. Dejan Stojanovic:

   We don’t know anything about silent sages, buried knowledge, the eye of the mute poet, serene seers, yet how many talkative destroyers, prophets and ideologues, teachers and beautifiers there are on the other side.

5. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   We told the Russian authorities you are not party to this it is totally the regime and do not stand in our way. Because we have martyrs, we can not remain silent. We will continue to respond, including with our F-16s, our howitzers, our artillery, it is all in the field firing on the targets determined by our national intelligence.