mute

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of MUTE

unable to speak <the child is both deaf and mute because her hearing was lost at birth>

Synonyms inarticulate, speechless, voiceless

Near Antonyms blabby, chatty, communicative, expansive, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky, vocal; expatiating, speaking out, speaking up; articulating, speaking, talking; articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble

deliberately refraining from speech <remained mute no matter how much we pleaded for an answer>

Synonyms dumb, mum, mute, muted, speechless, uncommunicative, wordless

Related Words inarticulate, tongue-tied; nonvocal, voiceless; dumbstruck; sulking, sulky, sullen

Near Antonyms articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble, well-spoken; gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky; outspoken, unreserved, vocal; facile, glib, silver-tongued, smooth-tongued

Antonyms communicative, speaking, talking

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