Antonym: noise. Similar words: silent, silently, resilience, violence, insolence, excellence, somnolence, turbulence. Meaning: ['saɪləns] 
n. 1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) 2. the absence of sound 3. a refusal to speak when expected 4. the trait of keeping things secret. v. 1. cause to be quiet or not talk 2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure.
n. 1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) 2. the absence of sound 3. a refusal to speak when expected 4. the trait of keeping things secret. v. 1. cause to be quiet or not talk 2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure. 
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151 He drove us home in stony silence.
152 The silence was fathomless and overwhelming.
153 She pecked at her food in silence.
154 Total silence descended on the room.
155 He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.
156 Her silence gave implicit consent.
157 Their mother's angry words reduced the children to silence.
158 A sudden silence fell over the room.
159 His words faded to silence as he saw she didn't believe him.
160 Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families.
161 Her silence on/about what had happened to her surprised everyone.
162 She put the knife to his throat to frighten him into silence.
163 The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge.
164 Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead.
165 Life is not composed by aphorism,how can we decorate it with pompous cliches? I send you my most sincere greeting in silence.
166 There was a respectful two-minute silence as we remembered the soldiers who had died in the war.
167 His silence implied agreement.
168 Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?
169 They were awed into silence by the sternness of her voice.
170 All the family members were thrown into awestruck silence under the threat of the gunmen.
171 There was a silence as the women turned with one accord to stare at Doreen.
172 The sudden sound of footsteps in silence made her blood run cold.
173 There was a two-minute silence as a mark of respect for the dead.
174 In the silence everyone seemed to be aware of listening ears.
175 We were so stupefied by the news that we all sat in silence for a long time.
176 Her grandfather was a tyrant who insisted on absolute silence at the dinner table.
177 The police say they met the usual wall of silence.
178 The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.
179 The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.
180 They seem to think her crimes should be passed over in silence.
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