Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

no-news-is-good-news

idiom

/ˈnoʊ nuz ɪz ɡʊd nuz/

Definition

The absence of negative information is a positive sign.

Examples

When I haven’t heard from them in a while, I remind myself that no-news-is-good-news.
She took his silence as a sign that everything was fine; after all, no-news-is-good-news.

Meaning

This phrase suggests that if one does not hear any news about a situation, particularly in circumstances that might normally involve concern, it can generally be assumed that things are going well.