Antonyms of adj silent

6 senses of silent

Sense 1
silent, soundless, still -- (marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still")

INDIRECT (VIA quiet) -> noisy -- (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog")

Sense 2
mum, silent -- (failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent")

INDIRECT (VIA uncommunicative) -> communicative, communicatory -- (able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray)

Sense 3
silent, tacit, understood -- (implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement")

INDIRECT (VIA implicit) -> explicit, expressed -- (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes")

Sense 4
silent, unsounded -- (not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded")

INDIRECT (VIA inaudible) -> audible, hearable -- (heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper")

Sense 5
silent -- (having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle")

INDIRECT (VIA inaudible) -> audible, hearable -- (heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper")

Sense 6
dumb, mute, silent -- (unable to speak because of hereditary deafness)

INDIRECT (VIA inarticulate) -> articulate -- (expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings")

Similarity of adj silent

6 senses of silent

Sense 1
silent, soundless, still -- (marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still")
       => quiet (vs. noisy) -- (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet")

Sense 2
mum, silent -- (failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent")
       => uncommunicative (vs. communicative), incommunicative -- (not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions)

Sense 3
silent, tacit, understood -- (implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement")
       => implicit (vs. explicit), inexplicit -- (implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn")

Sense 4
silent, unsounded -- (not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded")
       => inaudible (vs. audible), unhearable -- (impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation")

Sense 5
silent -- (having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle")
       => inaudible (vs. audible), unhearable -- (impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation")

Sense 6
dumb, mute, silent -- (unable to speak because of hereditary deafness)
       => inarticulate (vs. articulate), unarticulate -- (without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry")