shut up

1 to stop talking you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up Synonyms belt up [British], clam up, dry up, dummy up, hush, pipe down, quiet (down) Related Words calm (down), cool (down), settle (down); haw, hem Phrases hold one's tongue (or hold one's peace) Near Antonyms pipe up, sound off, speak out, speak up, spout (off), talk up Antonyms speak, talk

2 to stop the noise or speech of nothing I said would shut them up Synonyms dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, quell, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], settle, shush, silence, squelch, stillNear Antonyms agitate, stir