adjective
1.
Synonyms: dumb 1, inarticulate, mute, speechless, unarticulate, voiceless
2.
characterized by absence of speech
was silent as he faced the altar
Synonyms: dumb, mum, ||mumchance, mute, speechless, wordless; compare dumb 1
Related Word: inarticulate, muted, tongue-tied, voiceless
Contrasted words: speaking, talking
3.
showing marked restraint in speaking
a stern, silent man
Synonyms: close, close-lipped, closemouthed, close-tongued, dumb, inconversable, reserved, reticent, shut-mouthed, silentious, speechless, taciturn, tight-lipped, tight-mouthed, uncommunicative, wordless
Related Word: checked, curbed, inhibited, restrained; unconversational, unsociable; inarticulate, incoherent; mute, voiceless; mum, secretive
Contrasted words: articulate, fluent, glib, vocal, voluble; babblative, garrulous, loquacious, windy; blabbering, blabbery, chattering
Antonyms: talkative
4.
Synonyms: still 3, hush, hushful, noiseless, quiet, soundless, stilly, whist
Idioms: silent as a post ( or stone), silent as the grave ( or tomb)
Antonyms: noisy
5.
Synonyms: unspoken 1, tacit, unexpressed, unuttered, unvoiced, wordless