Synonyms of silences

silences

verb

present tense third-person singular of silence

1

as in shushes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shushes
• mutes
• quiets
• hushes
• settles
• extinguishes
• squelches
• stills
• quells
• quietens
• shuts up
• dumbs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirs
• agitates

2

as in suppresses

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppresses
• quells
• subdues
• represses
• crushes
• squelches
• quashes
• stifles
• squashes
• extinguishes
• destroys
• cracks down (on)
• sits on
• clamps down (on)
• overcomes
• slaps down
• snuffs (out)
• demolishes
• throttles
• quenches
• puts down
• obliterates
• smothers
• decimates
• strangles
• annihilates
• ruins
• dominates
• wrecks
• wastes
• desolates
• devastates
• overwhelms
• douses
• subjugates
• vanquishes
• smashes
• conquers
• overpowers
• exterminates
• wipes out
• nukes
• dowses
• puts out
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aids
• supports
• helps
• backs
• assists
• abets
• provokes
• stirs
• incites
• instigates
• advances
• encourages
• whips (up)
• promotes
• props up
• fosters
• nourishes
• nurtures
• foments
• cultivates
• furthers
• forwards