silence | Definition of silence

silence

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of silence

1 to stop the noise or speech of

the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt

we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm

Synonyms of silence

dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, quell, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], settle, shush, shut up, squelch, still

Near Antonyms of silence

2 to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

Synonyms of silence

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress

Words Related to silence

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench

smother, stifle, strangle, throttle

annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck

exterminate, obliterate, wipe out

conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish

Phrases Synonymous with silence

Near Antonyms of silence

abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support

foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up)

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote