mute synonyms

mute

modif.

  1. Without power of speech

    tongueless, aphonic, aphasic, deaf and dumb, inarticulate, voiceless, tonguetied; see also dumb 1, quiet 2.

    Antonyms vocal*, noisy*, unimpaired. *

  2. Suddenly deprived of speech

    speechless, wordless, silent; see bewildered, surprised. See syn. study at dumb.

mute

v.

silence, reduce, benumb; see soften 2.

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