n. 25B6; noun
the silence of the night : QUIETNESS, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquillity, noiselessness, soundlessness, peacefulness, peace (and quiet).
she was reduced to silence : SPEECHLESSNESS, wordlessness, dumbness, muteness, taciturnity.
the politicians kept their silence : SECRETIVENESS, secrecy, reticence, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness.
sound.
25B6; verb
he silenced her with a kiss : QUIETEN, quiet, hush, shush; gag, muzzle, censor.
silencing outside noises : MUFFLE, deaden, soften, mute, smother, dampen, damp down, mask, suppress, reduce.
this would silence their complaints : STOP, put an end to, put a stop to.