Abrupt silence

Synonyms for "abrupt silence" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Adjective(3 words)
brief pausedramaticdramatic pause

Strong matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)
drastichushinstantlull

Related words (7)

Adjective(7 words)
quietsharpsilencestaccatostillnesssuddentension pause

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries
absence of soundconditiondescriptormodifiernarrative devicepausequalifiersilencestatetone descriptor

More specific

8 entries
brief silencedead silencedeafening silencedramatic pauseinstant quietpregnant pauseshort hushsudden hush

Collocations

11 entries
awkward silencecomplete silencecreate abrupt silencedead silencedeafening silencedramatic pausedramatic stillnessfall into silenceinstant quietsudden hushtense silence

Inflections

3 entries
abrupt silencesmore abrupt silencemost abrupt silence

Derivations

3 entries

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