Silent

//ˈsaɪlənt//

Synonyms for "silent" (173 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (35)

dumb inarticulate inaudible soundless tacit uncommunicative unsounded animated cartoon aphonic brief brusque calm cartoon checked chiller cinema close close-lipped close-tongued closemouthed

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concise curbed curt demure documentary

Adjective(9 words)

mute abeyant abstruse cessant concealed dark dormant dull dumb

Adjective(1 words)

dumb

Strong matches (52)

echoless economical of words feature film flick flicker glum horse opera hush hush as death hushed implicit implied inactive incoherent indisposed to talk inhibited laconic modest motion picture

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mousy movie moving picture mum mute muted newsreel noiseless nudie pacific passive peaceful photoplay picture picture show placid preview quiescent

Adjective(11 words)

hidden idle inactive inert invisible languid latent lethargic noiseless obscure occluded

Adjective(2 words)

mum mute

Prep_phrase(1 words)

off air

Related words (86)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

1 entries

lacking

Synonyms

4 entries

dumb soundless tacit unsounded

Related terms

23 entries

anechoic asonant clickless echoless inaudible make silent mum mumchance musicless nonvocal obmutescent shtoom silence silentiary silentious songless

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derived

48 entries

Silent Grove Silent Sam Silent Valley be silent fall silent on silent pseudosilent radio silent right to remain silent serosilent silent agitator silent alarm silent as a grave silent as the grave silent as the tomb silent auction

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has context

2 entries

pronunciation technology

related to

29 entries

calm distilled free hidden inactive indisposed inefficient loquacious movie mute noise on silent operate pronounce quiescent quiet

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similar

12 entries

implicit inarticulate inaudible incommunicative inexplicit quiet unarticulate uncommunicative unhearable

Translations

242 translations across 75 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

аҭынч adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

σιγηρός adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
ἀκέων adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ἤρεμος adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Arabic

4 entries

ساكت adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ساكتة adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
سَاكِت adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
صَامِت adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Armenian

4 entries

լուռ adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
խաղաղ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
խաղաղ adj (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed)
հանգիստ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Asturian

1 entries

silenciosu adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Belarusian

2 entries

маўча́ць adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ці́хі adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Bengali

1 entries

খামোশ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Bulgarian

4 entries

безмълвен adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
безсимптомен adj (undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms)
безшумен adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
заглушен adj (in silent mode, on silent, with the sound turned off)

Burmese

1 entries

တိတ် adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Catalan

2 entries

callar adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
silenciós adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎡᏝᏪᎢ adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Chinese

4 entries

安靜 /安静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬恬 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬靜 /恬静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries

安靜 /安静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬靜 /恬静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
沉默 adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
緘默 /缄默 adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

安靜 /安静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬靜 /恬静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
沉默 adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
緘默 /缄默 adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Czech

2 entries

mlčet adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tichý adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Danish

1 entries

tyst adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Dutch

3 entries

stil adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
zwijgend adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
zwijgzaam adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Esperanto

3 entries

kvieta adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
muta adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
silenta adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Finnish

4 entries

hiljainen adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
hiljainen adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
hiljainen adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)
hiljainen adj (without audio capability)

French

4 entries

muet adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
muet adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)
se taire adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
silencieux adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Georgian

2 entries

ჩუმი adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ჩუმი adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

German

4 entries

lautlos adj (in silent mode, on silent, with the sound turned off)
leise adj (in silent mode, on silent, with the sound turned off)
schweigen adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
schweigsam adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Greek

2 entries

αθόρυβος adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
αθόρυβος adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)

Hakka Chinese

4 entries

安靜 /安静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬恬 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
恬靜 /恬静 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Hindi

3 entries

ख़ामोश adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
चुप adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
चुप adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Hungarian

4 entries

csendes adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
csendes adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
hallgatag adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
hangtalan adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Icelandic

1 entries

hljóður adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Ingrian

2 entries

hiljain adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
äänetöin adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Irish

4 entries

i do thost adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
i do thost adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
tostach adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tostach adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Italian

4 entries

muto adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
muto adj (without audio capability)
silente adj (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed)
silenzioso adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Japanese

4 entries

無言の adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
無音の adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
静かな adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
黙っている adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries

тынч adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

tànglō adj (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed)

Khmer

2 entries

ស្ងាត់ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ស្ងៀម adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Korean

1 entries

조용하다 adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

унчукпоо adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Lao

3 entries

ນິ້ງ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ມິດ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ສງັດ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Latgalian

2 entries

kluss adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
trāps adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Latin

4 entries

silens adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tacitus adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tacitus adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
tranquilis adj (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed)

Latvian

1 entries

kluss adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

mjelcaś adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Macedonian

3 entries

молчи adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
тих adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ќу́ти adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Maltese

2 entries

sieket adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
siekta adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Mongolian

1 entries

номхон adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Māori

4 entries

karangatā adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
mōhū adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
mōhū adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
whakakeke adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Norman

2 entries

silencieux adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
silencieux adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Northern Sami

2 entries

hiljit adj (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed)
jaskat adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Norwegian

1 entries

stum adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

lydløs adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Occitan

1 entries

silenciós adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Old English

2 entries

swīgian adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
swīġe adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Old Saxon

1 entries

swigon adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

خاموش adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
خاموش adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
صوص adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Persian

4 entries

آرام adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
آرام adj (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed)
بیصدا adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
خاموش adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

stell adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Polish

4 entries

bezdźwięczny adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)
bezdźwięczny adj (in silent mode, on silent, with the sound turned off)
bezszelestny adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
cichy adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Portuguese

4 entries

mudo adj (without audio capability)
quieto adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
silencioso adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
silencioso adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Quechua

1 entries

upalla adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Romanian

3 entries

liniștit adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
silențios adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)
tăcut adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Russian

4 entries

беззву́чный adj (in silent mode, on silent, with the sound turned off)
безмо́лвный adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
молча́ть adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
молчали́вый adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

múčati adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tih adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tih adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
му́чати adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Slovak

2 entries

mlčať adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tichý adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Slovene

2 entries

molčati adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tih adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Southern Altai

1 entries

унчукпа adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Spanish

4 entries

callar adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
silencioso adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
silencioso adj (not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence)
silencioso adj (undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms)

Swedish

3 entries

stum adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)
tyst adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
tystlåten adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Tagalog

1 entries

tahimik adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Thai

3 entries

นิ่ง adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
สงัด adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
เงียบ adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Turkish

4 entries

dilsiz adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
etkisiz adj (having no effect; not operating; inefficient)
lal adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
sakin adj (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed)

Ukrainian

2 entries

мовча́ти adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
ти́хий adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Vietnamese

3 entries

câm lặng adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
lặng lẽ adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)
yên lặng adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Volapük

1 entries

stilik adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Welsh

1 entries

tewi adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)

Yiddish

2 entries

שטום adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
שטום adj (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn)

Zazaki

4 entries

béveng adj (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
bévengey adj (not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence)
isız adj (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent)
lal (diq) adj (without audio capability)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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Students must keep silent during class.

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Be silent in the library, boys.

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All was silent in the house.

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Why were you silent all the time?

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