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Definition of silenced : of Silence

Synonyms:

suppressed

muffled, dull, mute, non-resonant, deadened, flat, dead, damped

lulled, hushed, shushed, muted

held back, quieted, restrained, censored, made obedient, under restraint, stilled, coerced, calmed, repressed, under duress, dulled, held down, beaten, gagged, subdued, restricted, turned down, made subservient, inhibited

contradicted, refuted, abnegated, denied, disavowed, challenged, repudiated, conflicting, invalidated, disproved, disputed, abrogated

Usage examples:

• I said no more: the sound silenced me. - "Basil", Wilkie Collins.
• The swoon of heat in which they lay had served to rouse other lives that the frost of the morning had silenced. - "Old Plymouth Trails", Winthrop Packard.
• When he mentioned your name I silenced him at once. - "The Eustace Diamonds", Anthony Trollope.