hush

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HUSH

a state of freedom from storm or disturbance <the storm passed, and a hush fell over the sea>

Synonyms calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms clamor, din, noise, racket

Antonyms bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar

the near or complete absence of sound <a hush fell over the auditorium as the lights went down>

Synonyms hush, quiet, quietness, quietude, still, stillness

Related Words calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, hubbub, racket, rattle, roar, tumult, uproar

Antonyms noise, sound, unquietness

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