Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb silence

2 senses of silence

Sense 1
hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up -- (cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!")
       => suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")

Sense 2
silence -- (keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power")
       => suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")

Antonyms of adj silenced

1 sense of silenced

Sense 1
silenced (vs. unsilenced) -- (reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited expectantly")

unsilenced (vs. silenced) -- (not silenced)

Similarity of adj silenced

1 sense of silenced

Sense 1
silenced (vs. unsilenced) -- (reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited expectantly")
       => suppressed -- (manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press")