silenced

Examples

• All

• I'm so sick and tired of being silenced for so long that I don't care.

• We refuse to be intimidated, silenced, threatened.

• You may have felt stifled or silenced by these patterns.

  DoctorRamani

• You've been not only silenced, but sort of neutralized.

• That plays on the empathy of the folks around them, who can often feel silenced by those backstories.

  DoctorRamani

• The Silenced Majority

  Blog text (19)

• It was really important to me to just speak my truth and speak on behalf of the kid who never who was silenced and who was hurt so much.

• The SILENCED TRANK-DART explodes from the barrel.

  Fiction book (1997)

• They are simultaneously loud and silenced, aggressive and abject, commanding and helpless.

  Academic text (2013)

• The student felt silenced by the harsh criticism of their artwork during the class discussion.

Synonyms

S

silent

vssilenced

397 1.0

Not speaking when people expect an answer

is typically sudden and caused by external action rather than refusal

S

speechless

vssilenced

61 3.1

Unable to speak for a short time because you feel very surprised or shocked

is usually caused by an outside action that forces quiet suddenly

H

hushed

vssilenced

22 4.1

Very quiet in a careful, respectful, or secret way

is often abrupt and caused by external means rather than gentle quieting

M

mute

vssilenced

20 4.1

Not using speech, often shown by a look or gesture

involves being forced or made unable to speak rather than choosing silence

M

muted

vssilenced

19 4.0

Sound that is softer and quieter than usual

means being rendered quiet or unable to speak often by outside force

V

voiceless

vssilenced

7 5.8

People who cannot speak or whose opinions others do not hear

describes being made quiet by outside means rather than lacking ability

S

soundless

vssilenced

4 4.0

Not making any sound

means being reduced to silence, often suddenly and by an outside cause

S

silent as the grave

vssilenced

• Literature

1 5.7

Completely quiet with no sound at all

is similar but stresses sudden external action to make someone quiet

S

squelched

vssilenced

7.8

Stops a rumor or protest from continuing, often by force

is about being made quiet or unable to speak rather than stopping growth

Q

quelled

vssilenced

6.9

Calm and under control after being stopped, often by force

focuses on being made quiet or unable to speak, not general control

S

stifled

vssilenced

5.8

Held back so it is not fully shown or said

is caused externally and makes someone suddenly quiet or unable to speak

Antonyms

V

vocal

87 4.9

Saying opinions clearly and strongly in public

How Silent

silenced

4.4

hushed

22 4.1

quiet

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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