Synonyms for silenced
si·lenced

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1. silencedadjective

   reduced to silence

   "the silenced crowd waited expectantly"

   Antonyms:
   unsilenced

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1. List of paraphrases for "silenced":

   muzzled

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1. Lee Wolosky:

   Since its filing we have consistently maintained that Mr. Restis' suit was meritless. United Against Nuclear Iran is a bi-partisan not-for-profit policy and advocacy organization that will not be silenced by intimidation or threat, through economic and social means and through the exercise of their First Amendment rights, the officers and staff of UANI have acted courageously and patriotically in their efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

2. George Orwell:

   Anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising effectiveness. A genuinely unfashionable opinion is almost never given a fair hearing.

3. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   We call on the Turkish government to ensure full respect for due process and equal treatment under the law, and in a democratic society, critical opinions should be encouraged not silenced.

4. The President:

   When people are oppressed and human rights are denied, particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines, when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism.

5. District Attorney John Hummel:

   Too many people in Oregon are silenced by intimidation and violence because of how they look, who they love, or to whom they pray.