Synonyms of mumble

mumble 1 of 2

noun

as in mutter

speech that is not clear enough to be understood

please answer the question without your usual mumble and try to use complete sentences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mutter
• muttering
• whisper
• grunting
• grunt
• murmuring
• murmur
• chattering
• rumor
• chatter
• babble
• babbling
• gabble
• prattle
• jabber
• gabbling
• jabbering
• prattling
• rambling
• maundering
• undertone
• blab
• blabbing
• driveling
• drivel

mumble

2 of 2

verb

ˈməm-bəl 

as in to mutter

to speak softly and unclearly

I can't understand you if you mumble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mutter
• murmur
• whisper
• mouth
• grunt
• chunter
• gibber
• gasp
• babble
• gabble
• chatter
• prattle
• jabber
• blab
• breathe
• ramble
• pant
• drivel
• maunder
• buzz

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speak out
• speak up
• articulate
• enunciate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mumble

Noun

On both, as ever, his illegible mumble suggests shame in his own voice, or even guilt about being here at all (some of his enduring illnesses relate to PTSD from cradling a dying friend in his lap after a gang attack as a teen). — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

The visitors’ locker room inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium was silent, not even a mumble. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

Verb

Claiborne mumbled his responses to questions. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Gilbert, now imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, appeared gaunt and withdrawn during the interview, at times mumbling short responses before abruptly cutting the conversation short. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026