1
as in stillness
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
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2
as in quiet
the near or complete absence of sound
the silence of the garden was refreshing after the din of the party inside
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as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the book eventually vanished into the silence that awaits best sellers whose time has past
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as in to quiet
to stop the noise or speech of
the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm
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as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
brutally silenced all political dissent in the country
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Recent Examples of silence
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
The silence and the pacing have just as much impact as the words themselves.
—Carlos Aguilar, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 June 2025
Conspiracy theorists have speculated that powerful people silenced Epstein rather than have their secrets exposed.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Noun
Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee broke his silence on the pivotal 2017 Las Vegas trip that later resulted in the criminal conviction of his onetime boss, Councilmember Mitchell Englander.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
The silence and the pacing have just as much impact as the words themselves.
—Carlos Aguilar, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Verb
Though James was determined to silence Ruby, their passionate exchanges of words eventually ignited a certain spark.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 June 2025
Conspiracy theorists have speculated that powerful people silenced Epstein rather than have their secrets exposed.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silence
Noun
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If her body isn’t always willing, her mind and her heart are still keen on the sport, so Press makes her most valuable contributions now in the quiet of the locker room.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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From the misty hills of Harpers Ferry to the cosmic quiet of Green Bank, here’s how to explore one of the country’s most underrated summer destinations from east to west.—
West Virginia Tourism Office,
AFAR Media,
9 May 2025
Noun
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For too long, your culture has been shrouded in obscurity, and even shame.—
Kira Garcia,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Festival How did a 1970s British soccer star disappear without a trace at the peak of his career and, years later, end up managing a down-at-the-heels West Hollywood motel in obscurity?—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The crowd had just spent an entire overtime shushing each other.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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But, when Lydia attempts to explain herself, Tina shushes her.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Firefighters are working to suppress the fire, which is currently burning with a slow rate of spread.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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This outdated mentality fosters two counterproductive patterns: emotional repression, in which individuals suppress feelings, and emotional reactivity, where feelings are expressed impulsively and without regulation.—
Andriana Eliadis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Once so glorious on the outside, but now sinking more and more into oblivion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Now, operated by the famed restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, the View is making a bid for something beyond travel-guidebook oblivion.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Verb
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That 2-1 defeat was a stinger — Tōko Koga’s decisive goal in the 50th minute hushed an otherwise raucous San Diego crowd.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Federal troops and California National Guard units joined forces with local law enforcement officers to quell the turmoil, but not without harrowing results.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Sending National Guard troops into a municipality to quell disturbances is not a solution in a free society.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The case also prompted the resignation of a top supervisor in the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel matter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The person requested anonymity to disclose private matters.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silence. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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