Silence gives consent.
Source: tatoeba (1778)
Silence
/ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/
Synonyms for "silence" (373 found)
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Closest matches (75)
Strong matches (112)
Adjective(8 words)
disarmdisintegratedismissdispatchdispose ofdissolutiondropdrowndumbdumbfounddumbnesseconomy of wordsemasculateenchainextinguishfellfinishfloorfraggag
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give the quietusgun downhamstringhandcuffhidehobblehog tiehog-tiehold downhugger muggerhugger-muggerhugger-muggeryhushhush hushhush-hushimperturbabilityincinerateinhibitjugulatejump onkeep downkeep underkillknock outlaconicalnesslaconismlapidatelay lowlucid stillnesslullmanaclemarmoreal reposemitigatemollifymufflemutemutenessmuzzlenirvananoiselessness
Verb(12 words)
Noun(27 words)
Determiner(5 words)
more muteno communicationno languageno reactionno speech
Related words (186)
Noun(42 words)
noiselessnessnoncommunicationnoncommunicationsnonresponseoccitan quietoffice quietorder for presentationpausepausespeaceperfect silencequashingquietingrestsreticenceromanian a ignoraroosecretivenessshhshushing
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silence a rumorsilence fellsilence the noisesoundlessnessspanish quietosquashingsquelchesstandstillnessstate of mutenessstate of stillnessstillness in the roomstillnessesstring mutesubdue a regionsulksullennesssuppressswedish stillhettotal absolute silencetotal silenceunsayingwindless spell
nonplusobmutescenceovercomeovermasterovermatchoverpoweroversetoverthrowoverturnoverwhelmpacifyparalyzeparrypassingpauciloquypeacepeacefulnesspistolplacidityplacidness
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poleaxpour water onpropitiateprostrateput downput output to silencequashquellquenchquiescencequiescencyquietquietenquietismquietnessquietudequietusrebutreduce to silencerefutereposerepressrestrestfulnessrestrainreticenceriddlesatorisecretivenesssecretnesssend flyingserenitysettleshootshoot downshoot to deathshortnessshotgunshushshutshut downshut down onshut offshut upsilken reposesit down onsit onsleepslumbersmashsmash all oppositionsmothersnuff outsoft pedalsoft-pedalsoothesoundlessnesssparingness of wordsspeechlessnesssquashsquelchstab to deathstamp outstanchstiflestillstillnessstonestone to deathstranglestrike deadstrike dumbstultifysubduesubvertsuffocatesuppresssurmounttaciturnitytempertersenessthrottletrample outtrample underfoottranquillitytriptrip uptrusstruss upuncommunicativenessundermineunloquaciousnessuntalkativenessupsetvaporizewise passivenesswordlessness
Adjective(8 words)
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More general
13 entriesatmosphereconditionconquercontrolexclamationpolicysound propertystamp downstatestatussubduesuppressuncommunicativeness
More specific
12 entriesCollocations
14 entriesabsolute silencebreak the silencecomplete silencedead silencedeafening silencedeep silencein silencepainful silenceperfect silencepregnant silenceprofound silencesilence felltotal silenceunbroken silence
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 9 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- stilswye noun (refraining from speaking)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мълчание noun (refraining from speaking)
Dutch
1 entries- zwijgen noun (refraining from speaking)
Finnish
2 entries- hiljeneminen noun (refraining from speaking)
- vaikeneminen noun (refraining from speaking)
German
1 entries- Schweigen noun (refraining from speaking)
Greek
1 entries- σιωπή noun (refraining from speaking)
Hungarian
2 entries- hallgatni noun (refraining from speaking)
- hallgatás noun (refraining from speaking)
Macedonian
1 entries- мо́лчење noun (refraining from speaking)
Spanish
1 entries- sho noun (refraining from speaking)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
Source: tatoeba (2328)
I take it from your silence that you are not satisfied with my answer.
Source: tatoeba (17713)
The chairperson ordered silence.
Source: tatoeba (19999)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.