Synonyms for mute
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1. mute

   Dumb, mute, silent and speechless refer to fact or state; taciturn refers to habit and disposition. The talkative person may be stricken dumb with surprise or terror; the obstinate may remain mute; one may be silent through preoccupation of mind or of set purpose; but the taciturn person is averse to the utterance of thought or feeling and to communication with others, either from natural disposition or for the occasion. One who is silent does not speak at all; one who is taciturn speaks when compelled, but in a grudging way that repels further approach. Reserved suggests more of method and intention than taciturn, applying often to some special time or topic; one who is communicative regarding all else may be reserved about his business. Reserved is thus closely equivalent to uncommunicative, but is a somewhat stronger word, often suggesting pride or haughtiness, as when we say one is reserved toward inferiors. Compare PRIDE.

   Synonyms:
   close, dumb, reserved, reticent, silent, speechless, taciturn, uncommunicative

   Antonyms:
   communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreserved

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1. mute

   Synonyms:
   silent, speechless, dumb, taciturn, voiceless, still, death-like

   Antonyms:
   chattering, talkative, garrulous, loquacious, vocal, tuneful, loud

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1. mute, deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb personnoun

   a deaf person who is unable to speak

   Synonyms:
   deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute

   Antonyms:
   articulate

2. muteadjective

   a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

   Synonyms:
   deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute

   Antonyms:
   articulate

3. mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordlessadjective

   expressed without speech

   "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe

   Synonyms:
   wordless, unsaid, silent, unspoken, unexpressed, tongueless, unverbalised, unuttered, unstated, dumb, unverbalized, unvoiced

   Antonyms:
   articulate

4. dumb, mute, silentverb

   unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

   Synonyms:
   unspoken, understood, dull, dim, tacit, dense, tongueless, unsounded, soundless, speechless, still, dumb, slow, silent, mum, obtuse, wordless

   Antonyms:
   articulate

5. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone downverb

   deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

   Synonyms:
   muffle, wash, stifle, pall, numb, moderate, moisten, weaken, benumb, repress, break, soften, tone down, dull, smother, blunt, deaden, damp, dampen, tame, strangle

   Antonyms:
   articulate

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1. muteadjective

   Synonyms:
   dumb, unable to speak, incapable of speech

2. muteadjective

   Synonyms:
   silent, speechless, taciturn, mum

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1. muteadjective

   Synonyms:
   dumb, obmutescent, silent, speechless

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1. List of paraphrases for "mute":

   affecté, silent, silence, dumb, tongue-tied, muffler, voiceless, silencer

Suggested Resources

1. MUTE

   What does MUTE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MUTE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Mute

   Moot vs. Mute -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Moot and Mute.

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How to use mute in a sentence?

1. Witawat Siriprachai:

   I told them to stay as quiet as possible and mute their phones, to send their locations and phone numbers.

2. Pia Fajelagutan:

   Emo Mimes: They rock out to mute blank tapes next door.

3. Courtney Radsch:

   We don't want journalists to be fearful of reporting on issues, it's not enough to mute or block somebody, you need to know if those threats are coming through, and we need more proactive responses from the tech platforms.

4. Tallulah Bankhead:

   I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water: I hate to go to bed, I hate to get up, and I hate to be alone.

5. J. G. Ballard:

   Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute.