hushed
Kept very quiet
Hushed means quiet, silent, or subdued.
A hushed voice is lowered to avoid being overheard.
A hushed room has fallen silent, often in anticipation or reverence.
The word suggests deliberate quieting rather than mere absence of sound: The crowd fell hushed as the ceremony began.
Hushed tones implies secrecy or solemnity.
Lacking in sound
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- soundlessProducing no audible noise
- noiselessProducing no sound
- inaudibleCannot be heard
still · stilled · softened · dampened · subdued · low · gentle · soft-spoken
Meant to stay secret
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
conspiratorial · discreet · private · whispered · concealed · veiled · stealthy · cloak-and-dagger
Serious and dignified
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- awedFilled with reverent wonder
- worshipfulFeeling or showing reverence
pious · devotional · ceremonial · hallowed · sanctified · chapel · cathedral · shrine
Calm and untroubled
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- restfulPeaceful and calming
soothing · placid · undisturbed · quietude · composed · repose · lulled · settled
Feeling or showing expectation
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- tenseStrained or nervous
- suspensefulCreating anxious anticipation
- raptDeeply absorbed, fascinated
waiting · bated breath · on edge · poised · watchful · attentive · alert · spellbound
quiet
Lacking in sound
inaudible · still · stilled · softened · dampened · subdued · low · gentle · soft-spoken · whispered
confidential
Meant to stay secret
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
covert · conspiratorial · discreet · private · whispered · concealed · veiled · stealthy · cloak-and-dagger · undercover
solemn
Serious and dignified
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- awedFilled with reverent wonder
worshipful · pious · devotional · ceremonial · hallowed · sanctified · chapel · cathedral · shrine · prayerful
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
restful · soothing · placid · undisturbed · quietude · composed · repose · lulled · settled · becalmed
anticipatory
Feeling or showing expectation
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- tenseStrained or nervous
- suspensefulCreating anxious anticipation
rapt · waiting · bated breath · on edge · poised · watchful · attentive · alert · spellbound · riveted
- unexpressedunspoken, unstated, unuttered, suppressed, implicit
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- crowd adjectivespacked, dense, massive, huge, enormous
- silencequiet, silent, mute, stillness, muted
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
hushedboisterous
Noisily cheerful and energetic
rowdy · raucous · uproarious · tumultuous · roistering
hushedshouted
Spoke very loudly
bellowed · booming · thundering · stentorian · full-throated
- hush upSuppress information deliberately
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
- hushed upConcealed from disclosure
- hushing upConcealing to prevent disclosure
- hush puppiesFried cornmeal side dish
- hush hushExtremely secret, concealed