Definition for Mute:

• a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

Synonyms for Mute:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • wordless,
  • tongueless.
  •aphonic (adjective)
  • unarticulate.
  •dumb (adjective)
  • mum,
  • speechless,
  • taciturn.
  •inarticulate (adjective)
  • unvocal.
  •non-resonant (adjective)
  • flat,
  • silenced,
  • non-resonant,
  • deadened,
  • dead.
  •quiet (adjective)
  • Inobtrusive,
  • noiseless.
  •silent (adjective)
  • still,
  • struck dumb,
  • hushed,
  • soundless,
  • tight-lipped,
  • Lulled,
  • inaudible,
  • unheard.
  •taciturn (adjective)
  • tightlipped,
  • Incommunicable,
  • uncommunicable,
  • incommunicative,
  • unforthcoming.
  •unable to speak (adjective)
  • unsounded,
  • aphasiac,
  • unpronounced,
  • unexpressed,
  • aphasic.
  •unintelligible (adjective)
  • incoherent.
  •unspoken (adjective)
  • unstated.

• n.

  •
  • bewildered,
  • back,
  • atmospherics,
  • baton,
  • arrange,
  • blast,
  • articulation,
  • accompany,
  • surprised.
  •
  • aspiration,
  • words,
  • affricate,
  • aspirate,
  • consonant,
  • bilabial,
  • alveolar,
  • assonance.
  •
  • bridge,
  • hammer,
  • fret,
  • catgut,
  • key,
  • head,
  • drumstick,
  • bellows,
  • bow,
  • damper.
  •
  • reduce,
  • shrivel,
  • subside.
  •
  • quieten.
  •
  • quiescent.
  •mute (noun)
  • deaf-mute,
  • dull,
  • damp,
  • walk-on,
  • tone down,
  • nonspeaking,
  • deaf-and-dumb person.

• v.

  •muffle, tone down sound (verb)
  • benumb,
  • put damper on,
  • bottle up,
  • keep it down,
  • muzzle,
  • soften,
  • turn down,
  • cork up,
  • decrease the volume,
  • lower,
  • gag,
  • moderate,
  • pipe down.
  •silence (verb)
  • shush,
  • lull.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lessen,
  • emasculate.
  •
  • erode,
  • undermine,
  • wane.
  •
  • dilute.
  •
  • qualify,
  • drown.
  •
  • subdue.
  •
  • temper.
  •silence
  • quiet down,
  • strike dumb,
  • keep down,
  • debrief.

Paraphrases for Mute:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    muted.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    Neutralizing, inoperative, dummy.
  • Proper noun, singular
    silence.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    silence.
  • Verb, base form
    muzzle.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    dumb, tongue-tied, speechless, voiceless.
  • Verb, base form
    silence.

Antonyms for Mute:

• adj.

  • unable to speak
    vocal, articulate.
  • Other antonyms:
    glib, unreserved, communicative, expansive, smooth-tongued, voluble, facile, speaking, outspoken, well-spoken, talking.

• v.

  • muffle, tone down sound
    liberate, voice, free, let go, strengthen, speak, increase, raise.

Homophones for Mute:

• mediety, mead, medea, matai, munda, minuet, maidhood, mahomet, mind, midday, matte, mammoth, mined, menotti, monnet, meat, mayday, month, meted out, maenad, minutia, memento, monument, mutt, muddy, mad, monied, manhunt, mountie, minuend, mayweed, matted, meet, mennonite, mood, Mete, meditate, manihot, mitt, momotidae, minuit, manat, mode, minded, mound, may day, manhood, moiety, midi, mutate, mandate, MDI, midway, md, monad, meth, madia, manned, motet, momot, monte, moot, muhammad, meade, matthew, maund, mid, manta, maundy, mediate, manda, moth, mod, monday, miniate, mud, moated, motto, moody, mentha, mote, mimidae, made, mate, matt, monod, moneyed, mantidae, man-made, manidae, metadata, math, mande, mt, maid, minute, mut, matey, mahound, meaty, muted, mat, maimed, mounted, mammutidae, myoid, mamet, mend, mot, med, Mothy, mouth, manatee, mantua, mahout, monody, mount, mite, Mutawa, muddied, Mohammad, minnewit, mediated, mohammed, method, manteidae, mantid, mammut, monet, middy, manumit, moment, montia, mit, mott, moat, Mahdi, mete out, meed, manet, meadow, myth, mint, manteodea, mated, maidu.

Hypernym for Mute:

• n.

  • artifact
    sourdine, sordino.

Hyponym for Mute:

• n.

  • artifact
    acoustic device.