Hush

/hʌʃ/

Synonyms for "hush" (232 found)

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Closest matches (47)

Noun(7 words)

stillnessabsolute silencebe quietcalm conceal confidentialdutch stil

Adjective(5 words)

abrupt silencecalm stillnessdanish stilheddeep stillnessdesertlike silence

allay appease assibilate assibilationawful silenceblack outbuzz calmcalm downcensor chokechoke offcompose conceal coolcover upcradlecut shortdeaddead of night

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deathlike silencedulcify dumbfound ease effervesce effervescence effervescing eveneven outfall silentfizz fizzle fizzling fricationfrictional rustling

Strong matches (69)

gag gentlegolden silencehide hiss hissinghugger muggerhugger-mugger hugger-muggeryhush hushhush of nighthush uphush-hush hushing inaudibilitykeep quietkill lisplucid stillnesslull

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mollify muffle mum mute muzzle noiseless noiselessness pacify peacepipe downplacatepour balm intoput to silencequash quell quiesce quiescence quietquiet downquieten quietness quietude

Verb(7 words)

hush upmutestpipe downquiesce quietquiet downquieten

Adjective(5 words)

instant silencelongest silencenorwegian stillhetprofound silencequiet group

Noun(13 words)

library quietlibrary silencemoments of stillnessmost sudden silencemsh mutednessoccitan quietoffice quietorder for presentationperfect silenceprivate quietremain silent

Determiner(2 words)

more muteno speech

Related words (116)

repress rest rhonchus rockrock to sleepsecrecy secretiveness secretness shush shushingshut downshut down onshut upsibilance sibilate sibilation siffle sigmatism silence silent

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silentness siss sissingsit onsizz sizzle sizzling smoothsmooth downsmooth oversmoothen smother sneeze sneezing sniff sniffle snore snort snuff snufflesoft pedalsoft-pedal softensolemn silencesoothe soundless soundlessness spit splutter sputter squash squelch squish stabilize steady sternutation stertor stifle still stillness stillystrike dumbsubdue suppress swish tacitness taciturnity throttletomblike silencetranquilize tranquillity wheeze whish whisht whisper whist whistle whistlingwhite noisewhiz whoosh zip

Noun(22 words)

secret shh shush silencesilence a rumorsilence fellsilence the chattersilence the classroomsilence the noisesilences silencing silent soft stifle still stilling subdued suppresstotal absolute silencetotal silence

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undisclosedwindless spell

Verb(9 words)

shushed shushesshut upsilencesilence the crowdsilenced still stilled wash

Adjective(3 words)

stony silencesudden silencetotal quiet

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

19 entries

changechange intensitycondition conquer descriptor expression interjection irrigate lave quality quiet silencestamp downstate subdue suppress

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More specific

16 entries

classified conceal confidentialdeathly hushlow-volume mutedpregnant hushprivate quiet shh shush silence soft-spoken subdued suppress undisclosed

Collocations

20 entries

a hush fallsa hush felldeathly hushhush atmospherehush environmenthush fell overhush moneyhush nowhush pleasehush uphush-hush secrecyhushed atmospherehushed roomhushed silencehushed toneshushed voice

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Inflections

3 entries

hushed hushes hushing

Derivations

7 entries

hushed husher hushes hushily hushiness hushing hushness

similar

9 entries

hush uppipe downquiesce quietquiet downquietenshut upsilence still

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.

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Hush!

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Oh, hush!

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Many politicians are believed to accept hush money.

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