Need another word that means the same as “silent”? Find 34 synonyms and 30 related words for “silent” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Silent” are: tacit, understood, mum, unsounded, soundless, still, dumb, mute, hushed, inaudible, noiseless, peaceful, tranquil, speechless, quiet, unspeaking, wordless, voiceless, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, untalkative, tongue-tied, unspoken, unsaid, unstated, undeclared, unexpressed, unmentioned, unpronounced, unvoiced, implicit, implied
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “silent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| dumb | (of a computer terminal) able only to transmit data to or receive data from a computer; having no independent processing capability. Struck dumb. |
| hushed | In a softened tone. Hushed voices. |
| implicit | Being without doubt or reserve. An implicit faith in God. |
| implied | Suggested but not directly expressed; implicit. She was aware of his implied criticism. |
| inaudible | Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear. Inaudible pulses of high frequency sound. |
| mum | Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to. |
| mute | Expressed without speech. Mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel. |
| noiseless | Silent or very quiet. The 4000 1 and 4000 2 use an adaptive noiseless data algorithm to compress data in real time. |
| peaceful | Peacefully resistant in response to injustice. They settle their disputes by peaceful means. |
| quiet | Without being disturbed or interrupted. The room was dark and quiet. |
| reticent | Reluctant to draw attention to yourself. She was extremely reticent about her personal affairs. |
| soundless | Marked by absence of sound. He opened his mouth in a soundless scream. |
| speechless | Unable to speak, especially as the temporary result of shock or strong emotion. He was speechless with rage. |
| still | Not in physical motion. Still waters run deep. |
| tacit | Understood or implied without being stated. A tacit agreement. |
| taciturn | (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. After such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose. |
| tongue-tied | Unable to express yourself clearly or fluently. |
| tranquil | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves. Her tranquil gaze. |
| uncommunicative | Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions. He had always been quiet and uncommunicative having few friends. |
| undeclared | Not announced or openly acknowledged. Undeclared war. |
| understood | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. The understood provisos of a custody agreement. |
| unexpressed | Not made explicit. Shortness is a recessive or unexpressed characteristic of Mendel s pea plants. |
| unforthcoming | (of something required) not ready or made available when wanted or needed. The sergeant seemed unforthcoming so he enquired at the gate. |
| unmentioned | Not mentioned. A monument unmentioned in all the architectural guides. |
| unpronounced | Not spoken, articulated, or declared. |
| unsaid | Not made explicit. Things left unsaid. |
| unsounded | Situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed-Thomas Gray. Remote and unsounded caverns. |
| unspeaking | Not speaking; silent. For a moment they all sat unspeaking. |
| unspoken | Expressed without speech- Emily Dickinson- Thomas Wolfe. An unspoken assumption. |
| unstated | Not made explicit. His action is clear but his reason remains unstated. |
| untalkative | Temperamentally disinclined to talk. Joe was shy and untalkative. |
| unvoiced | (of a speech sound) uttered without vibration of the vocal cords. A person s unvoiced thoughts. |
| voiceless | Not able to speak or express opinions. Voiceless whispers. |
| wordless | Expressed without speech- Emily Dickinson- Thomas Wolfe. He gave a wordless cry of joy. |
| bashful | Disposed to avoid notice blate is a Scottish term for bashful. Suddenly bashful she could think of nothing to say. |
| calmly | Without agitation or strong emotion. People living in the area reacted calmly to the incident. |
| coy | Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement. A politician coy about his intentions. |
| deadpan | In a deadpan manner. That s all right then Claire said deadpan. |
| demure | Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way. Antonia was pensive and demure. |
| diffident | Lacking self-confidence. Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed. |
| dumb | Make dumb or unheard silence. Dumb animals. |
| giggle | Laugh nervously. It should be a right giggle. |
| implicit | Always to be found in; essentially connected with. Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies. |
| inarticulate | Unable to express one’s ideas or feelings clearly or easily. Inarticulate with rage. |
| inaudible | Unable to be heard. Inaudible pulses of high frequency sound. |
| introverted | (of a community, company, or other group) concerned principally with its own affairs; inward-looking or parochial. |
| mute | Muffle the sound of a musical instrument especially by the use of a mute. The great church was mute and dark. |
| passive | A passive form of a verb. The ball was thrown by the boy uses the passive voice. |
| prissy | Exaggeratedly proper. A middle class family with two prissy children. |
| quiet | Become quiet or quieter. The factions remained quiet for almost 10 years. |
| reserved | Marked by self-restraint and reticence. Was habitually reserved in speech withholding her opinion. |
| reticent | Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily. She was extremely reticent about her personal affairs. |
| retiring | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. A gentle retiring person who avoided conflict. |
| shy | Lacking self-confidence. The shares are 29p shy of their flotation price. |
| softly | Used as a direction in music to be played relatively softly. John kissed Cynthia softly and tenderly. |
| speechless | Temporarily incapable of speaking. Speechless with shock. |
| tacit | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. A tacit agreement. |
| taciturn | Habitually reserved and uncommunicative. After such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose. |
| uncharacteristically | In a way that is not typical of a particular person or thing. She seemed uncharacteristically quiet. |
| uncommunicative | Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions. He had always been quiet and uncommunicative having few friends. |
| unobtrusive | Not conspicuous or attracting attention. The service was unobtrusive and efficient. |
| unutterable | Very difficult to pronounce correctly. I felt an unutterable fool. |
| withdrawn | Withdrawn from society seeking solitude. When her husband died she became very withdrawn. |
| wordless | (of a vocal sound) not in the form of words. The wordless language of the heart. |
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