The word 'silent' is correct and usable in written English. It is an adjective that can be used to describe someone or something that makes no sound. For example: "She remained silent, not wanting to engage in the conversation.".
He said he had changed his mind about remaining silent about his detention despite risking having his books and pen taken from him.
It was followed by a moment of solidarity with the 400-strong audience taping their mouths as a form of silent protest.
He also said the corporate world had been "silent" on the issue of family violence and needed to take a stronger stance.
In many ways brain injury is a silent epidemic; its effects are not always visible and cannot be communicated easily.
And then, in the mid-1980s, there began a silent drift away from the family.
Instead I booked myself on a 10-day silent meditation retreat run by a Burmese monk in Thailand.
Jack Lieb captured the invasion on silent film for News of the Day and later narrated over the film for the archives.
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Software Engineer at Adobe, UK