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Silenced

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v. Simple past tense and past participle of silence.

adj. made silent

adj. fitted with a silencer

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adj. reduced to silence

Word Usage

"Though his attacker was using a silenced weapon, the word silenced did not mean completely devoid of sound and Harvath had developed at least a vague idea of where he was."

Verb Form

silenced silences silencing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

condition status uncommunicativeness conquer subdue

Cross Reference

disable suppress confute tower of silence silence post

Form

silence is golden radio silence two-minute silence conspiracy of silence blue wall of silence

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

taciturnity muteness secrecy calmness quiest

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

darkness stillness voice feel sound