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Synonyms for silencer

Most common

suppressor muffler

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences. An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.

Forms

Plural
silencers → mufflers, suppressors, gags…

Example sentences

  • muffler It sounds like you need a new muffler.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
silencerrising
suppressorsteady
mufflerfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gag1
7 letters
muffler2
10 letters
suppressor3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (muffler2 = 2 syllables).