breaking silence
Ending the quiet
Breaking silence is speaking after a period of deliberate quietness or secrecy.
Someone breaks silence by finally addressing a topic they've avoided: She broke her silence about the abuse.
The phrase often implies revelation—sharing what was previously hidden, whether from shame, legal constraint, or self-protection.
After years of rumors, the actress is breaking her silence.
- speakingOral expression of language
- speak outExpress opinions openly
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
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- standing upstanding up, standing ground, speaking out, speaking truth, fighting back
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- disclosurerevealing, disclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge
- heroismbravery, valor, hero, courage, heroism
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
breaking silencekeeping quiet
Remaining silent
keeping mum · biting one's tongue · saying nothing · clamming up · shutting up
breaking silencecovering up
Hiding wrongdoing from others
stonewalling · keeping secrets · staying quiet · omertà · hushing up
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