Synonyms for hush
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Quiet
quiet, quiet down US, calm, quieten UK IE, lull, pacify, pipe down, quell, appease, allay, quiesce, soothe, mollify, soften, subdue, tranquilize US, tranquillise UK, tranquillize UK
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To become quiet.
- v. 2
To make quiet.
- n. 1
A silence, especially after some noise.
Example sentences
- calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
- lull Because of the lull in the wind, we couldn't fly the kite.
- silence We were awed into silence when we heard the story.
- wash About how many times a month do you wash your car?
By length
- 3 letters
- gag1
- 4 letters
- calm1, wash1, lull1
- 5 letters
- still1, quiet2, quell1, shush, allay2
- 6 letters
- soften2, soothe1, subdue2, stifle2, pacify3, muffle2
- 7 letters
- silence2, appease2, smother2, repress2, quieten, mollify3, quiesce
- 8 letters
- suppress2
- 9 letters
- stillness2, whistness
- 11 letters
- tranquilize3
- 12 letters
- tranquillise, tranquillize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).