shut up

shut up

verb

Definition of SHUT UP

1

to stop talking <you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up>

Synonyms belt up [British], clam up, dry up, dummy up, hush, pipe down, quiet (down)

Related Words calm (down), cool (down), settle (down); haw, hem

Phrases hold one's tongue (or hold one's peace)

Near Antonyms pipe up, sound off, speak out, speak up, spout (off), talk up

Antonyms speak, talk

2

to stop the noise or speech of <nothing I said would shut them up>

Synonyms dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, quell, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], settle, shush, shut up, squelch, still

Near Antonyms agitate, stir