Qualities
Synonyms for silent
Synonyms for silent: mum, mute and understood. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for silent
Interchangeable with silent, one per sense
Audited under silent's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one silent carries in that sense.
- mumadjective, in the sense "failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to"
- muteadjective, in the sense "expressed without speech"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name silent as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- understoodunderstood is an adjective in the sense "implied by or inferred from actions or statements"
The first group is filed under silent's own senses. The second reaches silent from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside it is that word's.
failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to
The witness remained silent.
silent in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The new hire stayed silent during the budget meeting even when asked directly for his opinion.
- She went silent after the accusation and refused to answer any further questions from her sister.
How it behaves: In this sense silent usually follows a linking verb such as remain, stay, or go, and often appears with 'about' or 'on' to name the topic being withheld.
The true synonym
mum
Same sentence, swapped: The witness remained mum.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for silent in the sentence quoted.
- understood
- unspoken
- inaudible
Opposites, in this sense
talkative, vocal and forthcoming reverse silent as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of silent takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- talkative
- vocal
- forthcoming
expressed without speech
A silent curse.
The true synonym
mute
Same sentence, swapped: A mute curse.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- understood
- secretive
- unsung
Where silent turns up in the game
silent is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where silent is the trap
- stationaryadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is still, in the sense "not moving; remaining in one place", with silent sitting one tile away.
- teemingadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is swarming, in the sense "full of people or things moving around; swarming", and silent is one of the three tiles that lose.
- talkativeadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is garrulous, in the sense "fond of talking a great deal", and silent is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play silent
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so silent reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other qualities words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. silent carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.