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Shut up synonyms

To cease speaking

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quit chattering

To cease speaking

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stop talking

To cease speaking

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(Intransitive, informal) To become quiet; to cease making sounds.

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To be or become silent or still.

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shut (related)

(Intransitive) To close, to stop being open.

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To silence is to cause someone to stop speaking, or to cause noise to stop.

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(Informal) To suddenly stop talking

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(Idiomatic) To not talk; especially keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.

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To shut a building or a business for a period of time.

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close (related)

To fill or stop up:

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To become quiet

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place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

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(Intransitive) to close all doors and windows of a place securely

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(Intransitive) To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.

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(Intransitive, idiomatic) To become silent; to stop talking, to shut up.

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To lock using a padlock.

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(UK) To fasten one's seat belt.

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To close or block an opening.

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(Computing) To terminate a computer program.

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(Colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

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(Intransitive) To stop trading as a business.

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talk (antonym)

To communicate, usually by means of speech.

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speak (antonym)

To utter words with the ordinary voice; talk

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Penned or shut up; closely confined.

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(Intransitive) To become quiet.

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In addition; besides:

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To secure someone or something in a locked enclosure.

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To lock up; to lock in a safe place

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To equip (a canal, etc.) with a lock or locks

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(Intransitive) To cease to exist; to disappear

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Find another word for shut up. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shut up, like: be-quiet, quit chattering, stop talking, hush up, hush, shut, silence, dummy-up, keep-mum, close-up and close.