SILENTNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

silentness

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Definition of silentness

as in silence

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Noun

But one thing that is common for everyone is the silence that is quietly reshaping family life.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Pros and cons of silence But many Fed watchers say that by saying nothing, the central bank encourages markets to speculate about its intentions.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

While this is an invitation to seek mental quietude, that stillness doesn’t cause God to communicate more clearly with us.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
In 2019, Jacobs married former model Char Defrancesco, who has seemingly brought a sense of stillness—of harmony—to Jacobs’s life.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of stillness

Noun

That eventually led to laws in 1866 and 1868 prohibiting home stills, which were difficult for government inspectors to find.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Our first meeting was a Zoom call, and Jordan had pulled stills from 10 or 12 fashion shows from between 1979 and 1982, just as a starting point for discussion.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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