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Synonyms for shut up
shut up
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Wiktionary
shut upverb
To terminate (a business).
shut upverb
To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
Antonyms:
releaseshut upverb
To put (an object) in a secure enclosed place.
shut upverb
Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.
shut upverb
I don't believe it!, no way!
I got accepted to Yale! / Shut up, really? That's awesome!
Synonyms:
you dont say, no way, never, get out, yeah right, noshut upverb
shut upverb
Synonyms:
silent, put a sock in it, silence, sh, shaddap, shut it, quiet, can it, hush, shush, shut your face, fall, quieten, STFU, st
Princeton's WordNet
pent, shut up(p)verb
closely confined
Antonyms:
unconfinedclose up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mumverb
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
"The children shut up when their father approached"
Synonyms:
block, shut away, belt up, hush, button up, dummy, impede, lock away, lock up, hush up, be quiet, still, dummy up, clam up, close up, keep mum, close, close down, obstruct, put away, lock in, fold, obturate, lock, shut down, quieten, jam, silence, occludeAntonyms:
unconfinedlock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upverb
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
Synonyms:
throw out, toss out, lag, discard, seal in, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, button up, interlace, lock, hush up, cast away, remand, lock up, still, cast aside, put behind bars, close up, dispose, clam up, imprison, put aside, shut away, belt up, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, be quiet, mesh, quieten, gaol, fling, dummy up, silence, lock in, keep mum, lock away, operate, tuck in, hush, interlock, put away, engage, incarcerateAntonyms:
unconfinedhush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush upverb
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
Synonyms:
button up, calm, lock away, put away, ease, sleek over, calm down, quiet down, whitewash, lock, hush up, close up, quieten, quiet, lock up, quiesce, still, tranquillise, pipe down, allay, clam up, keep mum, lull, shut away, relieve, gloss over, be quiet, hush, dummy up, silence, lock in, tranquilize, belt up, tranquillizeAntonyms:
unconfined
Suggested Resources
shut up
Read the full text of the Shut up poem by Ehsan Sehgal on the Poetry.com website.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#48 | no | |
#317 | end | |
#390 | still | |
#520 | never | |
#735 | close | |
#788 | st | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1662 | block | |
#3241 | mesh | |
#3411 | lock | |
#3943 | operate | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#4290 | seal | |
#4819 | ease | |
#5152 | silent | |
#5250 | sh | |
#5259 | jam | |
#6220 | engage | |
#6423 | fold | |
#6644 | silence | |
#7387 | calm | |
#7628 | jail | |
#10518 | terminate | |
#13245 | dummy | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#14447 | lag | |
#14874 | toss | |
#16141 | dispose | |
#17665 | discard | |
#19241 | hush | |
#20051 | jug | |
#20360 | stash | |
#27779 | remand | |
#29400 | impede | |
#30480 | interlock | |
#32886 | fling | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#44222 | lull | |
#61103 | gaol | |
#62616 | whitewash | |
#62734 | stfu | |
#66494 | allay | |
#74223 | imprison | |
#74436 | interlace | |
#133781 | shush | |
#155167 | incarcerate | |
#205593 | occlude | |
#243815 | quieten | |
#308234 | quiesce |
How to use shut up in a sentence?
There was a real feeling among Veteran MPs that Veteran MPs no longer mattered, the decisions were being made by a small group of people in Downing Street and Veteran MPs were simply expected to shut up, fall in line and defend the government no matter what.
I said it's put up or shut up time.
Sometimes people need to be told to sit down and shut up.
It put me in a rage and I told him to shut up, i didn't think he'd hear me, but he did. He actually got really mad and then he threw an ashtray at me. After that, I insulted him and after that, he rushed back to punch me.
He’s using the full power of his office to personally and professionally destroy her, he’s trying to send a message — you better shut up if you disagree or you are going to lose everything you own.
Translations for shut up
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- bly stilAfrikaans
- إخرس, اسكت, صه, سكر تمكArabic
- заткніцесяBelarusian
- млъкниBulgarian
- mlčte, drž hubu, mlč, držte hubuCzech
- cau dy gegWelsh
- hold kæftDanish
- halt dein Maul, halt's Maul, halt den Mund, halt die Klappe, den Mund halten, halt die Fresse, halt den Rand, halte den Mund, halt den Rand, Halt die KlappeGerman
- βούλωσέ το, σκάσε, άντε, σκασμός, έλαGreek
- silentuEsperanto
- cerrar, cállese, guardar, callarse, callad, silencio, cerrar la boca, encerrar, callar, cierra la boca, cállate la boca, cállate, resguardar, cállanse, clausurarSpanish
- suu kinniEstonian
- زر نزن, خفه شو, خفه شدن, خفه کردنPersian
- sulkea, vaieta, hiljentää, vaientaa, vangita, hiljetä, lukita, teljetäFinnish
- renfermer, taire, enfermer, se taire, fermer, tais-toiFrench
- dún do bhéalIrish
- סתום ת'פה, סתום, שתוקHebrew
- चुप रहो!Hindi
- elhallgat, elhallgattat, pofa be, elkussol, becsap, csend legyen, befogja a pofáját, bezár, bekussol, nem mondod, befejez, kussol, becsuk, befogja a száját, lezár, micsoda, elnémul, fogd be, elzár, kussHungarian
- սո՛ւս մնաArmenian
- diamIndonesian
- zitti, stai zitto, taci, ma va!, tacere, state zitti, silenzio, tacete, sta 'zittoItalian
- たたむ, うそ, 黙らせる, お黙り, 静かにする, お静かに, 封印する, だまれ, うるさい, 監禁する, 封鎖Japanese
- მოკეტეGeorgian
- 시끄럽다Korean
- tacete, taceo, conticeo, taceLatin
- užsičiaupk, nutilk, užsičiaupkite, tylėkite, tylėk, nutilkiteLithuanian
- senyap, diamMalay
- zwijgen, kop dicht, hou je bek, stilvallen, hou je smoel, hou je kopDutch
- hold kjeft, avslutte, det mener du ikke, låse av, låse inn, kjeften, låse, ti stille, hold tåta, kjeft, holde kjeft, hold munn, stengeNorwegian
- nizghééʼNavajo, Navaho
- ਚੁੱਪ ਕਰ!Panjabi, Punjabi
- zamknąć, zamknąć się, zamknij ryj, zamknijcie ryje, zamknij się, stul dziób, zamknijcie się, stul pysk, zamknij dupę, nie gadaj!, morda w kubełPolish
- cala-te, calar-se, calar a boca, cale a boca, calar, cala a boca, cale-se, mentira!Portuguese
- taci, taci din gurăRomanian
- закрой рот, замолчи, закройте рот, заткнуть, заткнитесь, заткнуться, запереть, заткнись, замолчитеRussian
- šuti!, zaveži!, začepi!, gubica, muči!, gubecSerbo-Croatian
- mbylle gojën, qetësi, shëtAlbanian
- håll mun, låsa, seriöst, stänga, bura in, tiga, kväsa, tig, du skojar, håll tyst, låsa in, tysta, håll käften, vad säger du, slå igenSwedish
- வாயை மூடுTamil
- tago, kulong, tumahimik ka!, sara, lagay, hindi nga!Tagalog
- çenesini kapatmak, kilitlemek, kes sesini, kapa çeneni, susmak, kapatmak, ne diyorsun, inanmıyorum, susturmak, sus, hapsetmekTurkish
- Câm miệngVietnamese
- 闭嘴Chinese
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