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adjective

as in suppressed

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verb

past tense of silence
1
as in shushed
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

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2
as in quelled
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

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Recent Examples of silenced
Adjective
When monitoring wanes and enforcement fades, workers pay the price first in wages and safety, then in silenced voices and must choose between an empty stomach and their rights. — Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
Those stories cannot be silenced. — Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Fortune, 23 June 2026 His all-time performance silenced those critics. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 In the process of court I have been fragmented, silenced, defamed and traumatized. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Information is available in five languages and pushed out through maps, text feeds, and push notifications that can sound even when phones are silenced. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 When sacred places are bombed, when clergy are silenced, when believers are tortured, when religious freedom is crushed, the aggressor attempts to extinguish the living conscience of a nation. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Cristiano Ronaldo silenced his critics (at least for one game) with a defiant performance against Uzbekistan, which is ranked 58th in the world by FIFA. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 24 June 2026 Listening for particles that cannot be silenced The study authors investigated whether antineutrinos could provide that monitoring capability. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026 But Saibari — Morocco’s goal-scorer in last Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Brazil — quickly silenced the European contingent, if only momentarily. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silenced
  1. suppressed
  2. shushed
  3. quelled
  4. stifled
  5. quieted
  6. subdued
  7. repressed
  8. muted
Adjective
  • General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
  • The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of shushed
Verb
  • Burke said Washington left Bedford, confident that the protest had been quelled through his diplomacy.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • But that hasn’t entirely quelled fears that the boom is just setting investors up for a bust when spending cools, a dynamic that has played out in past semiconductor cycles, which have been particularly painful for memory-chip makers.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Definition of quelled
Adjective
  • Literature, in his view, was a susurrus of stifled screams, a missive from the netherworld of the collective imaginary.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of stifled
Verb
  • In a section down the first-base line, a sea of shirtless fans chanted expletives at the Phillies but quieted a bit when Brandon Marsh tied the game with a two-run blast on a sweeper that caught too much plate.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The drums in the far corner kept playing but the vibe rightfully quieted.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Definition of quieted
Verb
  • Other monkeys, including some of the larger and more dominant macaques, had to be subdued with tranquilizer darts before they could be captured.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of subdued
Adjective
  • He’s played by Grégoire Colin, one of the great modern French actors, whose onscreen persona combines unrelieved woundedness with barely repressed violence.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • Zhang, delivering his first fully Cantonese-language performance on the big screen, portrays a repressed small-time man caught between competing versions of reality.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2026
Definition of repressed
Verb
  • Strong contrasts almost disappeared, colors were consistently muted, white was never truly white, and black was nearly absent.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • There are also six more colors to choose from like black, bright yellow, and muted pink.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of muted

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