no news is good news
Quiet means okay
No news is good news expresses the idea that if you haven't heard anything, the situation is probably fine—bad developments tend to announce themselves.
The saying offers reassurance when waiting for updates: I haven't heard from the doctor, but no news is good news.
It can also justify not checking in or following up.
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- radio silenceAbsence of broadcast communication
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
anxiety · relief · peace of mind · blissful ignorance · update · message · reassurance · patience · waiting game · wisdom · anticipation · fingers crossed · hope · acceptance · pragmatism · report · proverb · old saying
optimism vs pessimism about uncertainty
no news is good newsworst-case thinking
Assuming the bleakest outcome