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adjective

Definition of hushednext
1
as in quiet
free from disturbing noise or uproar entered the hushed interior of the Gothic church

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2
as in tranquil
free from storms or physical disturbance the hushed lake was smooth as glass the morning after the storm

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3
as in quieted
mostly or entirely without sound a hushed sickroom

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4
as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace hushed negotiations between the two countries

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hushed

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verb

past tense of hush
1
as in cooled
to become still and orderly the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance

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2
as in quieted (down)
to stop talking the principal asked the children to hush and pay attention during the ceremony

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as in shushed
to stop the noise or speech of he tried to hush the baby by making a lot of silly faces

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hushed
  1. quiet
  2. tranquil
  3. confidential
  4. cooled
  5. peaceful
  6. serene
  7. silent
  8. private
Adjective
  • Principled a stand as some might have seen it, Variety would have no doubt been part of a very quiet and small minority.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Hotel du Palais de l'Isle overlooks a quiet canal—one of the many that earned the city of Annecy its Venice of France monicker.
    Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of quiet
Adjective
  • At around noon, attendees arrived at Lauder’s residence, a surprisingly tranquil refuge.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
  • On floating shelves above her rest small potted plants, signs of organic life amid a tranquil technological ecosystem.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of tranquil
Adjective
  • In January, the company filed a confidential S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Circle also has close ties to Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange.
    Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, Judge Carl J. Nichols terminated the case in September after privately reviewing confidential Department of Homeland Security (DHS) files.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of confidential
Verb
  • Nuclear fusion occurred in a brief burst, giving rise to the light elements, and very slowly and gradually, the Universe cooled sufficiently so that neutral atoms could form.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Heated, cooled and massaging seats are available.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of cooled
Adjective
  • The United Nations as Leviathan: Global Governance in the Post-American World Rich argues that the United Nations is the only body capable of generating a peaceful and cooperative order in the emerging post-American world.
    Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The peaceful gathering quickly escalated into violent clashes as protesters and officers engaged in running altercations through the city's streets.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of peaceful
Adjective
  • The adjacent hotel has a serene garden with a koi pond, and the 20 ryokan-style suites come with private patios.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The only team with double figures of wins this season is Liverpool, who have stood out as a model of relatively serene stability, while most of those beneath them have thrashed about like fish on the deck of a ship.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of serene
Adjective
  • Importantly, this decision did not remove all agency deference just deference where the statute is either silent or ambiguous.
    Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Kremlin remained silent on Assad’s whereabouts Monday, refusing to comment publicly on Russia’s decision to grant him asylum.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of silent
Adjective
  • The Humphreys family sold a 25% stake in the business to the Carlyle Group, a $447 billion (assets under management) private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum in 2019.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • African American freshmen enrollment has notably decreased by 16.9% at highly selective public and private nonprofit four-year schools.
    Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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