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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)

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

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

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