Synonyms of mumbles

mumbles 1 of 2

noun

plural of mumble

as in grunts

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

• grunts
• mutters
• whispers
• murmurs
• rumors
• chatter
• babbles
• jabbers
• prattles
• babblings
• gabbles
• undertones
• blabs
• ramblings
• drivel
• jabberings

mumbles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mumble

as in mutters

to speak softly and unclearly

I can't understand you if you mumble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mutters
• murmurs
• grunts
• whispers
• mouths
• babbles
• gasps
• gibbers
• chunters
• prattles
• jabbers
• pants
• blabs
• chatters
• rambles
• breathes
• gabbles
• drivels
• buzzes
• maunders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speaks out
• articulates
• enunciates
• speaks up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mumbles

Verb

My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026

Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026

From the first moment, the vibe is off, as Brady looks earnestly at Rooney, the England legend mumbles and gives vague answers. — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025