| Main Entry: | inaudible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent |
Synonyms: |
closemouthed, faint, hushed, imperceptible, low, muffled, mum, mumbled, mute, muted, noiseless, nonvocal, not talkative, quiet, soundless, still, unclear, uncommunicative, unhearable, voiceless, wordless |
| Main Entry: | faint |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having little effect on senses |
Synonyms: |
aside, bated, bland, bleached, blurred, breathless, deadened, deep, delicate, dim, distant, dull, dusty, faded, faltering, far-off, feeble, gentle, hazy, hoarse, hushed, ill-defined, imperceptible, inaudible, indistinct, lenient, light, low, low-pitched, mild, moderate, muffled, murmuring, muted, muttering, obscure, out of earshot, padded, pale, piano, quiet, remote, shadowy, slight, smooth, soft, softened, soothing, stifled, subdued, tenuous, thin, unclear, vague, wan, weak, whispered |
| Notes: | faint (verb) means to pass out from weakness or to lose consciousness - faint (adjective) means barely perceptible or lacking clarity or distinctness; feint (noun) means any distracting or deceptive maneuver - feint (verb) means to deceive by a mock action |
Antonyms: |
clear, distinct, heavy, loud, strong |
| Main Entry: | imperceptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to sense; faint |
Synonyms: |
ephemeral, evanescent, fine, gradual, impalpable, imponderable, inappreciable, inaudible, inconsiderable, inconspicuous, indiscernible, indistinct, indistinguishable, infinitesimal, insensible, insignificant, invisible, microscopic, minute, momentary, shadowy, slight, small, subtle, tiny, trivial, undetectable, unnoticeable, vague |
Antonyms: |
apparent, conspicuous, distinct, evident, noticeable, obvious, perceptible, seeable, striking, unobscured |
| Main Entry: | inarticulate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak well |
Synonyms: |
blurred, dumb, faltering, halting, hesitant, hesitating, inaudible, incoherent, incomprehensible, indistinct, maundering, muffled, mumbled, mumbling, mute, obscure, reticent, silent, speechless, stammering, tongue-tied, unclear, unintelligible, unspoken, unuttered, unvocal, unvoiced, vague, voiceless, wordless |
Antonyms: |
articulate, communicative |
| Main Entry: | indistinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obscure, ambiguous |
Synonyms: |
bleared, bleary, blurred, confused, dark, dim, doubtful, faint, fuzzy, hazy, ill-defined, inaudible, inconspicuous, indefinite, indeterminate, indiscernible, indistinguishable, inexact, misty, muffled, murky, out of focus, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, unheard, unintelligible, vague, weak |
Antonyms: |
apparent, certain, defined, definite, discernible, distinct, evident, explicit, plain, positive, sure |
| Main Entry: | noiseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet |
Synonyms: |
hushed, hushful, inaudible, mute, muted, silent, soundless, speechless, still, voiceless, wordless |
Antonyms: |
clamorous, noisy |
| Main Entry: | quiet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without or with little sound |
Synonyms: |
buttoned up, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, could hear a pin drop, dumb, hushed, hushful, inaudible, low, low-pitched, muffled, mute, muted, noiseless, not saying boo, peaceful, quiescent, quieted, reserved, reticent, secretive, silent, soft, soundless, speechless, still, stilled, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unexpressed, unspeaking, unuttered, whist |
Antonyms: |
boisterous, clamorous, loud, noisy |
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | faint, soft |
Synonyms: |
bated, dim, distant, dull, feeble, gentle, imperceptible, inaudible, indistinct, low, muffled, pale, poor, quiet, reedy, slight, small, stifled, thin, unaccented, unstressed, whispered |
Antonyms: |
loud, noisy, potent, strong |
| Main Entry: | unheard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent |
Synonyms: |
hushed, inaudible, muffled, mum, mute, noiseless, quiet, silentious, soundless, speechless, unhearable, voiceless |
Antonyms: |
audible, heard, noisy, talkative |
| Main Entry: | imponderable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | imperceptible |
Synonyms: |
ephemeral, evanescent, fine, gradual, impalpable, inappreciable, inaudible, inconsiderable, inconspicuous, indiscernible, indistinct, indistinguishable, infinitesimal, insensible, insignificant, intangible, invisible, microscopic, minute, momentary, shadowy, slight, small, subtle, tiny, trivial, undetectable, unnoticeable, unobservable, vague |