Thesaurus:mute

Thesaurus

mute

English

Adjective

Sense: without a voice; lacking power of speech

Synonyms

• aphonic
• aphonous
• dumb
• dumb as a post (simile, idiomatic)
• mumchance
• mute
• tongueless
• unspeaking
• voiceless

Antonyms

• audible    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nonmute
• talkative    [⇒ thesaurus]
• vocal
• voiced

Hyponyms

• dumbstruck
• speechless
• wordless

Hypernyms

• lacking    [⇒ thesaurus]
• silent    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• inarticulate
• inaudible
• semimute

See also

• Thesaurus:silence
• Thesaurus:make silent

Further reading

• “581. aphony” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “mute” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.