inaudible

So quiet that it cannot be heard.

inaudible in a sentence

Her reply was inaudible over the roar of the aeroplane engines.
The teacher's whisper was inaudible at the back, so nobody heard the page number.

Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.

Which word is closest in meaning to inaudible?

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C: silent. The other three mean the opposite of inaudible.

Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to inaudible?

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B: loud. The other three mean nearly the same as inaudible.

silent, faint, quiet

loud, booming

indicate: To show or point out where something is, or what is meant.
interrogate: To ask someone lots of questions, often in a strict way, to find something out.
jargon: The special words used by a group, which are hard for outsiders to understand.
jeer: To laugh at someone in a mean, mocking way.
kerfuffle: A noisy fuss or commotion about something.
lyrical: Expressed in a beautiful, song-like way.
mimic: To copy someone's voice or actions, often for fun.
mock: To make fun of someone in an unkind way.

Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test