Comment
Comment noun - A briefly expressed opinion.
Silence
Silence noun - Incapacity for or restraint from speaking.
How words are described
| brief | brief comment | brief silence |
| simple | simple comment | simple silence |
| confused | confused comment | confused silence |
| smug | smug comment | smug silence |
| Other adjectives: next. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Another character calls for a moment of silence in memory of the loud-mouthed oaf who made the comment; the oaf doesn't get the hint until he's told just exactly who Sparhawk is.
Source: Mugging The Monster / Literature - Other characters in your party occasionally comment that they would like to either kill the noisemaker or cast Silence on her.
Source: Hell Is That Noise / Video Games - Burns wrote to the Baltimore Ravens demanding that they silence one of their players who spoke out in favour of marriage equality the Ravens organisation official declined to comment except to say the letter was received and no action would be taken.
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Silence and Comment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comment/silence
Comment & Silence. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comment/silence>.
Silence or Comment. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/comment/silence.
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