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mute

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mute

1 unable to speak
  • The child is both deaf and mute.
Synonyms of mute

inarticulate, speechless, voiceless
Words Related to mute

closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative

mum, nonspeaking, quiet, silent, wordless
Near Antonyms of mute

blabby, chatty, communicative, expansive, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky, vocal

expatiating, speaking out, speaking up

articulating, speaking, talking

articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble
2 deliberately refraining from speech
  • The child remained mute no matter how much we pleaded for an answer.
Synonyms of mute

dumb, mum, muted, silent, speechless, uncommunicative, wordless
Words Related to mute

inarticulate, tongue-tied

nonvocal, voiceless

dumbstruck

sulking, sulky, sullen
Near Antonyms of mute

articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble, well-spoken

gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky

outspoken, unreserved, vocal

facile, glib, silver-tongued, smooth-tongued
Antonyms of mute

communicative, speaking, talking

mute

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mute

a device on a musical instrument that deadens or softens its tone
  • I was practicing my trumpet at three in the morning when the mute fell out, and I managed to wake everyone up.
Synonyms of mute

damper
Words Related to mute

muffler, quieter, softener, soft pedal

mute

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mute

1 to stop the noise or speech of
  • muted the television while she was on the phone
Synonyms of mute

hush, quell, quiet, settle, shush, shut up, silence, squelch, still
Near Antonyms of mute

agitate, stir
2 to deaden the sound of
  • Closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep.
Synonyms of mute

muffle, stifle
Words Related to mute

insulate, soundproof

pad

dampen, mellow, soften, subdue, tone (down)

baffle

smother
Near Antonyms of mute

amplify, boost, deepen, enhance, heighten, increase, magnify, step up, strengthen
Antonyms of mute

unmuffle

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