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1
unable to speak
- the child is both deaf and mute because her hearing was lost at birth
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2
deliberately refraining from speech
- remained mute no matter how much we pleaded for an answer
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mute
nounSynonyms of mute (Entry 2 of 3)
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
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mute
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of mute (Entry 3 of 3)
2
to deaden the sound of
- closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
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“Mute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mute. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.
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