" hushed "

1: free from disturbing noise or uproar;

  * e.g., " ... entered the hushed interior of the Gothic church "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arcadian,

•  calm,

•  peaceful,

•  placid,

•  quiet,

•  restful,

•  serene,

•  still,

•  stilly,

•  tranquil

•  Antonyms : 

•  boisterous,

•  clamorous,

•  clattery,

•  deafening,

•  loud,

•  noisy,

•  raucous,

•  rip-roaring,

•  roistering,

•  romping,

•  rowdy,

•  tumultuous,

•  unquiet,

•  uproarious,

•  woolly

2: free from storms or physical disturbance;

  * e.g., " ... the hushed lake was smooth as glass the morning after the storm "

•  Synonyms : 

•  calm,

•  halcyon,

•  lown,

•  peaceful,

•  placid,

•  quiet,

•  serene,

•  still,

•  stilly,

•  tranquil,

•  untroubled

•  Antonyms : 

•  agitated,

•  angry,

•  inclement,

•  restless,

•  rough,

•  stormy,

•  tempestuous,

•  turbulent,

•  unquiet,

•  unsettled

3: mostly or entirely without sound;

  * e.g., " ... a hushed sickroom "

•  Synonyms : 

•  muted,

•  noiseless,

•  quiet,

•  quieted,

•  silent,

•  soundless,

•  still,

•  stilly

•  Antonyms : 

•  noisy,

•  rackety,

•  unquiet,

•  uproarious

1: to become still and orderly;

  * e.g., " ... the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  calmed (down),

•  chilled out,

•  cooled,

•  piped down,

•  quieted,

•  settled (down)

•  Antonyms : 

•  acted up,

•  carried on,

•  cut up

2: to stop talking;

  * e.g., " ... the principal asked the children to hush and pay attention during the ceremony "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belted up,

•  clammed up,

•  dried up,

•  dummied up,

•  piped down,

•  quieted (down),

•  shut up

•  Antonyms : 

•  spoke,

•  talked

3: to stop the noise or speech of;

  * e.g., " ... he tried to hush the baby by making a lot of silly faces "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dumbed,

•  extinguished,

•  muted,

•  quelled,

•  quieted,

•  quietened,

•  settled,

•  shushed,

•  shut up,

•  silenced,

•  squelched,

•  stilled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to become still and orderly;

  * e.g., " ... the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  calm (down),

•  chill out,

•  cool,

•  pipe down,

•  quiet,

•  settle (down)

•  Antonyms : 

•  act up,

•  carry on,

•  cut up

2: to stop talking;

  * e.g., " ... the principal asked the children to hush and pay attention during the ceremony "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belt up,

•  clam up,

•  dry up,

•  dummy up,

•  pipe down,

•  quiet (down),

•  shut up

•  Antonyms : 

•  speak,

•  talk

3: to stop the noise or speech of;

  * e.g., " ... he tried to hush the baby by making a lot of silly faces "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dumb,

•  extinguish,

•  mute,

•  quell,

•  quiet,

•  quieten,

•  settle,

•  shush,

•  shut up,

•  silence,

•  squelch,

•  still

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to keep from being publicly known;

  * e.g., " ... the well-connected family was able to hush up the scandal so it never reached the papers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burke,

•  cover (up),

•  suppress

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)