What is another word for silent?

Common synonyms for silent include mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless, inarticulate, unarticulate.

silent

/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/adjective2 syllables

Silent means: expressed without speech.

adjective, as in expressed without speech

mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless, inarticulate, unarticulate

adjective, as in implied by or inferred from actions or statements

tacit, understood, implicit, inexplicit

adjective, as in unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

dumb, mute, inarticulate, unarticulate

adjective, as in marked by absence of sound

soundless, still, quiet

adjective, as in failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to

mum, uncommunicative, incommunicative

adjective, as in not made to sound

unsounded, inaudible, unhearable

adjective, as in having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

inaudible, unhearable

also used for silent

speechless, dormant, quiescent, servile, concealed, taciturn, invisible, occluded, silential, noiseless

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adjective

expressed without speech“a mute appeal”

implied by or inferred from actions or statements“gave silent consent”

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

marked by absence of sound“a silent house”

failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to“the witness remained silent”

not made to sound“the silent ‘h’ at the beginning of ‘honor’”

having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility“a silent dog whistle”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

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