Silent — synonyms, definition

1. silent (a)

calm close close-mouthed closemouthed comatose crabbed dark dormant dumb fallow hushed ill-humoured inactive inarticulate irritable lethargic moody morose mute noiseless • • •

2. silent (Adjective)

mum understood unsounded

silent (Adjective) — Marked by absence of sound. ex. "a silent house"

silent (Adjective) — Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to. ex. "the witness remained silent"

silent (Adjective) — Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. ex. "gave silent consent"

silent (Adjective) — Not made to sound. ex. "the silent 'h' at the beginning of 'honour'"

silent (Adjective) — Having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility. ex. "a silent dog whistle"

silent (Adjective) — Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness.