1. (noun) mute, deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person
a deaf person who is unable to speak
Synonyms: mute, deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute Antonyms: articulate
2. (adj) mute
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
Synonyms: deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute Antonyms: articulate
3. (adj) mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless
expressed without speech
Synonyms: wordless, mute, unsaid, silent, unspoken, unexpressed, tongueless, unverbalised, unuttered, unstated, dumb, unverbalized, unvoiced Antonyms: articulate
4. (verb) dumb, mute, silent
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonyms: unspoken, understood, dull, dim, tacit, mute, dense, tongueless, unsounded, soundless, speechless, still, dumb, slow, silent, mum, obtuse, wordless Antonyms: articulate
5. (verb) muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonyms: muffle, wash, stifle, mute, 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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