Danger makes mute.
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Mute
Synonyms for "mute" (269 found)
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Closest matches (54)
Adjective(1 words)
absolute quiet
Strong matches (81)
diphthongdissimilationdulldumbdumbfoundeddumbstrickendumbstruckdummyeconomical of wordsepenthetic vowelexanimateexplosiveextrafigurantfigurantegagglideglottalglottalizationgriever
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gutturalhushhushclothinanimateinanimatedinarticulateindisposed to talkinertinsensateinsensibleinsentientkeenerlabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlaconiclamenterlaryngeallaterallifelesslingualliquidmanner of articulationmetronomemodificationmonochordmonophthongmorphophonememournermufflemufflermummusic standmuzzlenasalnonconsciousnonlivingocclusive
Related words (134)
palatalpallbearerparasitic vowelpeakpharyngealpharyngealizationphonephonemepitch pipeplay downplosiveprofessional mournerprothetic vowelquietquietenerreservedretroflexrhythmometersegmental phonemesemivowel
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senselessshortshutsilencesilence clothsilencersilentsnugsoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftensonantsonometersonoritysordinesordinosoullesssound-absorbing materialsoundproofingsoundproofing insulationsourdinesparing of wordsspear-carrierspeech soundspeechlessstand instand-instandbystickstiflestopstricken dumbsubduesubstitutesupesupersupernumerarysupportsupporting actorsupporting castsuppresssurdsyllabic nucleussyllabic peaksyllabletacittaciturntametersetight lippedtight-lippedtonetone downtone measurertongue tiedtongue-tiedtonguelesstransition soundtriphthongtuning bartuning forktuning pipeturn downunanimatedunconsciousunderstudyunfeelingunloquaciousunsaidunspokenuntalkativevelarvocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoiced soundvoicelessvoiceless soundvoicingvowelwalk onwalk-onwalking gentlemanword-boundwordless
Noun(13 words)
quietsilencesilencersilencessilentspeechlessspeechless personsquelchessquelchingstring mutetotal silencevoicelessvoiceless person
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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Collocations
16 entriesbrass mutemute buttonmute functionmute optionmute personmute studentmuted audiomuted colormuted color palettemuted lightingmuting featurepiano mutesilent modestring mutethe mutevolume control
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
28 total sentences available.
A girl quietly approached the pair's workplace. The girl did so quietly — though to be accurate, she was a mute.
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Tom is deaf and mute.
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She was blind, deaf, and mute.
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