Synonyms of held one's tongue

held one's tongue

phrase

variants or held one's peace

past tense of hold one's tongue

as in hushed

to stop talking

There are times when it is more prudent to hold your tongue than to express your opinion.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hushed
• dried up
• quieted (down)
• shut up
• clammed up
• settled (down)
• belted up
• calmed (down)
• cooled (down)
• piped down
• dummied up
• hemmed
• hawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spoke
• talked
• spoke up
• spoke out
• piped up
• spouted (off)
• sounded off
• talked up