silently
Making no noise
Silently means without making sound: She crept silently down the hallway.
It extends to communication—reading silently, suffering silently, silently disagreeing.
What happens silently goes unannounced or unacknowledged: The policy silently expired.
Software runs silently when it operates in the background without user notification.
Without making noise
- soundlesslyWithout any audible output
- noiselesslyWithout producing sound
- inaudiblyBeyond perception by ear
- mutelyWithout vocal expression
wordlessly · softly · hushed · unheard · voicelessly · without a sound · breathlessly · still
Within a body or system
- mentallyIn the mind
- privatelyOut of public view
- to oneselfNot expressed aloud
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
unuttered · unexpressed · tacitly · implicitly · inaudibly · wordlessly · contemplatively · meditatively
In a covert manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- clandestinelyIn a hidden manner
undetected · incognito · undercover · sneakily · invisibly · unnoticed · unobserved · behind closed doors
In an uncommunicative manner
- stoicallyWith unemotional endurance
- taciturnlyIn few words
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- guardedlyWith protective caution
withdrawn · impassively · expressionlessly · stonily · blankly · poker-faced · sphinxlike · unresponsively
Without voicing opposition
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
- acquiescentlyIn yielding manner
- resignedlyWith weary acceptance
meekly · obediently · patiently · docilely · uncomplainingly · defenselessly · yielding
quietly
Without making noise
- soundlesslyWithout any audible output
- noiselesslyWithout producing sound
- inaudiblyBeyond perception by ear
mutely · wordlessly · softly · hushed · unheard · voicelessly · without a sound · breathlessly · still · muffled
internally
Within a body or system
- mentallyIn the mind
- privatelyOut of public view
- to oneselfNot expressed aloud
unspoken · unuttered · unexpressed · tacitly · implicitly · inaudibly · wordlessly · contemplatively · meditatively · introspectively
stealthily
In a covert manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
clandestinely · undetected · incognito · undercover · sneakily · invisibly · unnoticed · unobserved · behind closed doors · on the sly
reticently
In an uncommunicative manner
- stoicallyWith unemotional endurance
- taciturnlyIn few words
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
guardedly · withdrawn · impassively · expressionlessly · stonily · blankly · poker-faced · sphinxlike · unresponsively · coolly
unprotestingly
Without voicing opposition
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
- acquiescentlyIn yielding manner
resignedly · meekly · obediently · patiently · docilely · uncomplainingly · defenselessly · yielding
silentlyloudly
With great volume
noisily · audibly · thunderously · deafeningly · clamorously
silentlyexplicitly
Stated in clear terms
openly · clearly · expressly · publicly · outspokenly
- silent treatmentRefusing to speak
- fall silentStop producing sound
- silent as the tombCompletely without sound
- silent movieDialogue-free film
- be silentRefrain from speaking
- silent filmSoundless motion picture