Meaning & use
silently
Without making any sound; in a quiet or noiseless manner.
See it in a sentence
She silently crept past her sleeping roommate to avoid waking her.
He silently agreed with the plan, nodding instead of speaking aloud.
A note on using this word
Can describe either an absence of sound or an unspoken agreement or reaction, as in silently disapproved.
Words with a similar meaning
quietlynoiselessly
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
loudlynoisily
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