Silences

Synonyms for "silences" (260 found)

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obmutescence overcome overmaster overmatch overpower overset overthrow overturn overwhelm pacify paralyze parry passing pauciloquy peace peacefulness pistol placidity placidness poleax

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pour water on propitiate prostrate put down put out put to silence quash quell quench quiescence quiescency quiet quieten quietism quietude quietus rebut reduce to silence refute repose repress rest restfulness restrain reticence riddle satori secrecy secretiveness secretness send flying serenity settle shoot shoot down shoot to death shortness shotgun shush shut shut down shut down on shut off shut up silken repose sit down on sit on sleep slumber smash smash all opposition smother snuff out soft pedal soft-pedal soothe soundlessness sparingness of words speechlessness squash squelch stab to death stamp out stanch stifle still stillness stone stone to death strangle strike dead strike dumb stultify subdue subvert suffocate suppress surmount taciturnity temper terseness throttle trample out trample underfoot tranquillity trip trip up truss truss up uncommunicativeness undermine unloquaciousness untalkativeness upset vaporize whist wise passiveness wordlessness

Verb(3 words)

quieten shut up still

Noun(6 words)

quietness roo secrecy secretiveness soundlessness stillness

Intj(3 words)

shush shut up whist

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Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I don't want to go to a school that silences me for thinking differently.

Source: tatoeba (9700397)

Yanni hates awkward silences.

Source: tatoeba (10096434)

Terrorism is opportunistic. It creates the image of the enemy and unifies the nation. It justifies violence and allows for democracy to be stifled. It silences reason and conscience.

Source: tatoeba (10136106)

Airplane mode silences devices.

Source: tatoeba (12106505)

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