Synonyms for hush

Synonyms for (noun) hush

Synonyms: still, stillness, hush

Definition: (poetic) tranquil silence

Usage: the still of the night

Similar words: quiet, silence

Definition: the absence of sound

Usage: he needed silence in order to sleep; the street was quiet


Synonyms for (verb) hush

Synonyms: hush

Definition: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

Similar words: irrigate, water

Definition: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

Usage: Water the fields


Synonyms: hush

Definition: wash by removing particles

Usage: Wash ores

Similar words: wash, lave

Definition: cleanse (one's body) with soap and water


Synonyms: hush

Definition: become quiet or still; fall silent

Usage: hush my baby!

Similar words: change

Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night


Synonyms: hush, hush up, still, shut up, silence, quieten

Definition: cause to be quiet or not talk

Usage: Please silence the children in the church!

Similar words: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress

Definition: to put down by force or authority

Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires


Synonyms: hush, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, pipe down

Definition: become quiet or quieter

Usage: The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

Similar words: change intensity

Definition: increase or decrease in intensity


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