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| Main Entry: | silent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet; speechless |
| Synonyms: | bashful, close, closemouthed, dumb, faint, hush, inarticulate, incoherent, indistinct, inhibited, laconic, mousy, mum, mute, noiseless, reserved, restrained, reticent, shy, soundless, still, taciturn, tongue-tied, unclear, uncommunicative, unheard, unsociable, voiceless, buttoned up, checked, clammed up, closed up, curbed, dummied up, hushed, iced, inconversable, muted, nonvocal, not talkative, silentious, struck dumb, unspeaking, wordless, zipped |
| Antonyms: | clamorous, communicative, noisy, talkative |
| Main Entry: | silent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understood, implied |
| Synonyms: | implicit, indescribable, nameless, tacit, unexpressed, unspoken, aphonic, inexpressible, unpronounced, unuttered, unvoiced, wordless |
| Antonyms: | explicit, tangible |
| Main Entry: | bashful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
| Synonyms: | abashed, backward, blushing, chary, confused, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, humble, modest, nervous, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-conscious, shamefaced, sheepish, shrinking, silent, timid, timorous, blushful, constrained, overmodest, recoiling, self-effacing, unassertive, verecund |
| Antonyms: | confident, unabashed, unshy |
| Main Entry: | demure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reserved, affected |
| Synonyms: | backward, bashful, blushing, close, coy, decorous, diffident, earnest, humble, modest, nice, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, reticent, retiring, sedate, serious, shy, silent, skittish, sober, solemn, staid, strait-laced, timid, unassuming, unassertive, unassured |
| Notes: | demur is the verb 'to object or voice opposition' while demure is the adjective meaning 'modest, shy' |
| Antonyms: | aggressive, bold, extroverted, outgoing, shameless, strong |
| Main Entry: | inarticulate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak well |
| Synonyms: | dumb, halting, hesitant, hesitating, inaudible, incoherent, incomprehensible, indistinct, muffled, mute, obscure, reticent, silent, speechless, tongue-tied, unclear, unintelligible, unspoken, vague, voiceless, blurred, faltering, maundering, mumbled, mumbling, stammering, unuttered, unvocal, unvoiced, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative |
| Main Entry: | indifferent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, uninterested |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, blasé, callous, cold, cool, detached, diffident, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, equitable, haughty, heartless, heedless, highbrow, impartial, impervious, inattentive, listless, neutral, nonchalant, nonpartisan, objective, phlegmatic, regardless, scornful, silent, supercilious, superior, unbiased, uncaring, uncommunicative, unconcerned, unemotional, unmoved, unprejudiced, unresponsive, unsympathetic, passionless, stoical, unaroused, unimpressed, uninvolved, unsocial |
| Antonyms: | compassionate, concerned, feeling, interested, involved, sympathetic, caring |
| Main Entry: | movie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | presentation of action on continuous film |
| Synonyms: | cinema, feature, film, flick*, motion picture, moving picture, picture, show, silent*, silver screen*, celluloid, cine, cinematics, cinematograph, photoplay, screenplay, talkie, talking picture, videotape |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | muffled, mum, quiet, silenced, silent, speechless, tongue-tied, unexpressed, unspoken, voiceless, aphasiac, aphasic, aphonic, tongueless, unpronounced, unsounded, unspeaking, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, speaking, vocal |
| Main Entry: | noiseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | inaudible, mute, silent, soundless, speechless, still, voiceless, hushed, hushful, muted, wordless |
| Antonyms: | clamorous, noisy |
| Main Entry: | noiseproof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | soundproof |
| Synonyms: | silent, insulated, nonresonant |
| Main Entry: | reticent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secretive, quiet |
| Synonyms: | bashful, close, hesitant, mum, reserved, restrained, shy, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, uptight*, clammed up, close-mouthed, dried up, dummied up, unforthcoming, unspeaking |
| Antonyms: | communicative, forward, unrestrained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | secretive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncommunicative |
| Synonyms: | cagey, close, covert, cryptic, enigmatic, feline, furtive, in the dark, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped*, undercover, withdrawn, backstairs, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, hushed, in chambers, in privacy, in private, in the background, on the QT, unforthcoming, zipped |
| Antonyms: | communicative, forthright, honest, open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | soft-spoken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | gentle, low, mild, muffled, peaceful, reserved, silent, soft, still, close-mouthed, hushed, hushful, low-keyed, low-pitched |
| Main Entry: | speechless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without ability to talk |
| Synonyms: | aghast, cool*, dazed, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, reserved, shocked, silent, taciturn, thunderstruck*, tight-lipped*, tongue-tied*, uncommunicative, unflappable, voiceless, amazed, aphonic, astounded, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, cool as cucumber, not saying boo, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stealthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet and secretive |
| Synonyms: | catlike, catty*, clandestine, covert, crafty, cunning, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hush-hush*, noiseless, private, secret, shifty, silent, sly, sneak, sneaky, surreptitious, under wraps*, undercover, underhand, wily, skulking, slinking, sneaking, sub-rosa |
| Antonyms: | open, public |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | still |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, motionless, quiet |
| Synonyms: | closed, deathly, fixed, halcyon, inert, lifeless, noiseless, pacific, peaceful, placid, restful, sealed, serene, silent, smooth, soundless, stable, stagnant, static, stationary, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, untroubled, at rest, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, deathlike, deathly quiet, deathly still, hushed, hushful, stock-still, unstirring, whist |
| Antonyms: | agitated, moving, stirred, unquiet |
| Main Entry: | sullen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brooding, upset |
| Synonyms: | bad-tempered, cheerless, churlish, crabby*, cross, cynical, dismal, dour, dull, fretful, frowning, gloomy, glum, gruff, grumpy*, heavy, hostile, inert, irritable, malevolent, malicious, malign, mean, moody, morose, obstinate, ornery*, out of sorts*, peevish, perverse, pessimistic, petulant, querulous, saturnine, silent, somber, sour, stubborn, sulky, surly, tenebrous, ugly, unsociable, uptight*, crabbed, glowering, ill-humored, pouting, pouty, sourpussed, sulking, tenebrific |
| Antonyms: | bright, cheerful, happy, grinning |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tacit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taken for granted; not said aloud |
| Synonyms: | assumed, implicit, implied, inarticulate, indirect, silent, suggested, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, alluded to, allusive, hinted at, inferred, intimated, undeclared, unstated, unvoiced, wordless |
| Antonyms: | explicit, express |
| Main Entry: | taciturn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncommunicative |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antisocial, close, cold, curt, distant, dour, dumb, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight-lipped*, withdrawn, brooding, clammed up, close-mouthed, dried-up, unexpressive, unforthcoming |
| Antonyms: | communicative, fluent, talkative, wordy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tongue-tied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | aghast, bashful, dazed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, shocked, shy, silent, speechless, uncommunicative, voiceless, amazed, astounded, at a loss for words, choked up, garbled, stammering |
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