silence please

Stop talking now

Silence please is a polite but firm request for quiet, typically from someone in authority addressing a group.

A judge calls for silence please before proceedings begin.

A teacher says it to settle a classroom.

The please softens what is essentially a command—you're not really being given a choice.

Related

peace and quiet · calm · whisper · soundless · golden · library · meditation · pause · held breath · void · deafening · awkward · reverence · solitude · tranquil · speechless · unspoken · grave

Opposites
permission to speak

silence pleasespeak up

Talk louder or opine

make some noise · go ahead · shout it out · raise your voice · your turn

ambient noise level

silence pleasemake some noise

Create audible commotion

louder · crank it up · let loose · party time

formality of expression

silence pleaseshut up

Demand for silence

be quiet · hush · quiet down · shush · pipe down

Family

silence, please, silent, silently, silencer, silenced, silencing, silences, pleased

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G