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shut up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shut up

1 to stop talking

  • you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up
Synonyms of shut up

belt up [British], clam up, dry up, dummy up, hush, pipe down, quiet (down)
Words Related to shut up

calm (down), cool (down), settle (down)

haw, hem
Phrases Synonymous with shut up

hold one's tongue (or hold one's peace)
Near Antonyms of shut up

pipe up, sound off, speak out, speak up, spout (off), talk up
Antonyms of shut up

speak, talk

2 to stop the noise or speech of

  • nothing I said would shut them up
Synonyms of shut up

dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, quell, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], settle, shush, silence, squelch, still
Near Antonyms of shut up

agitate, stir

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