SHUSHED Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

shushed

verb

past tense of shush

as in silenced

to stop the noise or speech of shushed the crying baby

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Recent Examples of shushed As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed. — Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026 The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026 To the point where Reid shushed him down at times. — Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 Lyonne shushed the staffer, got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent. — CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026 Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man. — Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025

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In these difficult and incendiary times, perspectives such as Poe’s are often silenced and forced to remain in the shadows.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Pure catharsis that exiles can dedicate in the name of those silenced on the island.

— Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of silenced

Verb

None of this has quieted the hype, or the revisionist history.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
As the bartender quieted whatever terrible hair-metal mixtape had been playing over the house PA, and the lights glowed red on the stage, Ryan was trying to create the illusion of a behind-the-curtain, big-stage, rock star entrance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of quieted

Verb

As the plot narrows into a search for a Manhunter, a murderous species whose vaunted ability to blend in is somewhat muted by every other alien having the same ability, each Lantern gets assigned a love interest.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
When Robert offers to help, Thom’s expression is curiously muted.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of muted

Verb

Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a Gwinnett County man in 2022, avoiding a trial that was set to begin Monday in federal court in Atlanta.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The sisters shook off their poor first set, settled in, and won the first three games of the second as their timing and shot selection improved enough to take advantage of a slight dip from Stearns and Kostyuk.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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