What is another word for shut?
296 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈʌt], [ ʃˈʌt], [ ʃ_ˈʌ_t]
The word "shut" refers to the act of closing something or preventing access to it. There are several synonyms for the word "shut" that are commonly used in the English language. These include phrases such as close, slam, lock, seal, and bolt. Other synonyms for "shut" include shut down, pull down, secure, block, and barricade. These words are often used interchangeably in everyday conversations, but they may be more appropriate in certain contexts. For example, "lock" would be more suitable for closing a door with a key, while "barricade" would be more appropriate for preventing access to an area in a dangerous situation.
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Similar words for shut:
- closed (adjective)
- tight (adjective)
- airtight (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- finished (adjective)
- hermetic (adjective)
- blinking (noun)
- compressed (noun)
- exclude (noun)
- shut (noun)
- close (verb)
- closed (verb)
- hem/hem in (verb)
- lock (verb)
- occlude (verb)
- turn off (verb)
Synonyms for Shut:
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adj.
• closed • tight • airtight • all • finished- come an end ,
- come end ,
- come to end ,
- dis charged ,
- dis patched ,
- dis-charged ,
- dis-patched ,
- in past ,
- more achieved ,
- more ceased ,
- more compassed ,
- more concluded ,
- more consummated ,
- more dispatched ,
- more effected ,
- more effectuated ,
- more elaborated ,
- more performed ,
- more resolved ,
- more terminated ,
- most achieved ,
- most ceased ,
- most compassed ,
- most concluded ,
- most consummated ,
- most dispatched ,
- most effected ,
- most effectuated ,
- most elaborated ,
- most performed ,
- most resolved ,
- most terminated ,
- over and done ,
- over done ,
- put in to effect ,
- put into effect ,
- re-solved ,
- terminated ,
- wrapped up .
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n.
• blinking • compressed • exclude • shut -
v.
• close- bar ,
- barricade ,
- batten down ,
- block ,
- bolt ,
- cage ,
- close down ,
- close up ,
- confine ,
- drop the curtain ,
- enclose ,
- fasten ,
- fold ,
- fold up ,
- imprison ,
- jam ,
- join ,
- latch ,
- push ,
- secure ,
- shut down ,
- stop ,
- wall off .
- be gird ,
- be girded ,
- be girding ,
- be girds ,
- be girt ,
- be sets ,
- be setting ,
- be-gird ,
- be-girded ,
- be-girding ,
- be-girds ,
- be-girt ,
- be-set ,
- be-sets ,
- be-setting ,
- closes in ,
- de fine ,
- de fined ,
- de fines ,
- de fining ,
- de-fine ,
- de-fined ,
- de-fines ,
- de-fining ,
- hedges in ,
- hedging in ,
- shuts in ,
- shutting in ,
- sur rounded ,
- sur rounding ,
- sur-rounded ,
- sur-rounding .
Other synonyms:
- blink ,
- board up ,
- clasp ,
- close off ,
- focus ,
- lock up ,
- padlock ,
- salivate ,
- screw up ,
- slobber ,
- squeeze ,
- squint ,
- water ,
- yawn .
- pull .
- drop .
- draw .
Other relevant words:
- Cudgeled ,
- Cudgeling ,
- Cudgelled ,
- Cudgelling ,
- Fringing ,
- Girdled ,
- Margined ,
- Rimming ,
- Slammed ,
- be set ,
- button up ,
- buttoned up ,
- close ,
- close in ,
- closed in ,
- closing in ,
- gummed ,
- gumming ,
- hedge in ,
- hedged in ,
- hem in ,
- lock ,
- margining ,
- quarantine ,
- rimmed ,
- seal ,
- shut in ,
- slam ,
- turn off ,
- turn the key ,
- waterproofed ,
- waterproofing ,
- waterproofs .
- Buttoning ,
- Stoppering ,
- buttoned ,
- caulk ,
- caulked ,
- caulking ,
- caulks ,
- corked ,
- corking ,
- prevent passage ,
- put to ,
- retard flow ,
- shutter ,
- shuttered ,
- shuttering ,
- stop up ,
- stoppered ,
- stops up .
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How to use "Shut" in context?
"shut up," he muttered as she started up again.
It had been going on for what felt like forever, and he was starting to get pissed.
It wasn't like she was the only one talking, it was just that she was always talking. Him, lately, he just wanted her to shut up.
And she always did, for a little while. Until she started up again.
He shook his head, his eyes narrowing. He just wanted to get away from her. He wanted to go somewhere and be by himself.
But she always followed him.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
close.
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Adverb
close.
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Interjection
close.
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Verb, past tense
close.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
close.
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Verb, base form
close.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Verb, past tense
abandoned, adopted, apprehended, broke, cancelled, concluded, departed, discarded, disregarded, dropped, dumped, edged, extended, extinguished, finished, flushed, folded, halted, invalidated, kept, left, nullified, overturned, placed, plugged, pulled, rejected, retired, reversed, stuffed, surrendered, suspended, terminated, Annulled, Canceled, Carried, Caught, Ceased, Detained, Did, Died, Knew, Looked, Overruled, Quashed, Rescinded, Slammed, Threw, Tossed, finalized, halts, questions, matters, kicked, laid.
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Verb, past participle
abandoned, adopted, apprehended, banned, barred, beheaded, besieged, blockaded, broken, burned, cancelled, capped, chopped, classified, cleared, clipped, committed, completed, concluded, confined, continued, crushed, dated, demolished, destroyed, determined, devastated, disconnected, discontinued, dismantled, dismissed, disposed, disqualified, disrupted, dissolved, drawn, dropped, enclosed, engaged, excused, exhausted, expired, extinguished, faded, felled, filled, finished, fixed, forbidden, frozen, gone, grown, guarded, halted, healed, held, honoured, hunted, impeded, imprisoned, inhibited, interrupted, jailed, jammed, kept, laced, lapsed, latched, obstructed, occluded, outlawed, owned, placed, prohibited, proscribed, proved, pulled, purified, rejected, removed, respected, restricted, retired, ripped, ruined, ruled, secured, separated, sequestered, severed, shattered, signed, silenced, sliced, stranded, struck, stuck, stunted, suspended, sustained, terminated, trapped, wound, Abolished, Adjourned, Carried, Caught, Ceased, Dealt, Denied, Detained, Disbanded, Entered, Excluded, Exempted, Existed, Expelled, Harvested, Housed, Intercepted, Liquidated, Logged, Looked, Negotiated, Nicked, Operated, Reached, Refused, Tackled, Upheld, Viewed, Worded, Curtailed, Precluded, Snipped, Stalled, Stationed, Subsided, exists, finalized, archived, cleaved, shorted, cocooned, decommissioned, deactivated, phased, stymied, laid, finalised.
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Verb, base form
cease, conclude, decommission, disconnect, discontinue, extinguish, halt, interrupt, lay, suspend.
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Verb, past tense
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
shutdown.
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Interjection
lockdown.
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Verb, base form
shutdown.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Shut:
- sixtieth, shi'ite, scute, shot, steady, swathe, suttee, seta, sadhu, scut, settee, skid, sextette, sea-duty, scathe, Schutt, study, scott, statue, sestet, shout out, siesta, sacked, said, 21st, shuteye, seek out, sized, six-sided, sou'-east, skeet, scythia, sheathed, southey, sexist, sukkoth, shaggy-coated, 41st, say hey kid, socket, sagacity, saute, squid, scot, squad, sotho, sat, set out, sheathe, shade, statute, sideway, sextet, sea scout, sakti, shiite, stowaway, Sioux City, scout, sheet, segway ht, sea chest, sheath, shasta, sitta, she-goat, sixty-two, sweet, staid, studied, skeat, sweaty, situate, shaded, shadowed, saw wood, squatty, stead, shocked, sixth, sex act, shady, scid, shittah, shahadah, seethe, scet, 1st, Succoth, sea-coast, scoot, scd, Sea god, stowe, sedated, sawtooth, shadow, sou'-sou'-west, sida, skate, stye, saudi, statewide, Shote, suede, shagged, site, Sayda, state, shute, soused, sudate, seaside, skew-eyed, shadowy, stay away, sittidae, squat, sou'west, scythe, sadat, side, sit out, stow away, shoed, scad, sit, stay at, society, situated, saddhu, soweto, sou'-west, swot, suit, stow, studio, see eye to eye, swad, sought, sighted, ski tow, stew, shakeout, sod, studded, shad, sash weight, saw set, suicide, soda, schizoid, sect, sou'-sou'-east, seaweed, shutt, satie, sexed, sooth, satiety, sate, schist, ski jacket, skit, scat, sixty, south, suited, suggested, stoat, sd, satiated, set-to, swat, sita, sack out, sth, shod, sesotho, sadhe, soddy, sot, saida, squeeze out, satiate, suite, sedate, stay, sade, sewed, sweetie, 101st, shakti, seed, seated, shouted, shut out, seized, scatty, sext, seedy, scottie, shut away, stewed, seacoast, sekhet, sweat, shed, stud, shoddy, shout, soaked, 31st, suidae, sett, sty, suggest, schut, sachet, sated, steatite, saxegothea, saxe-gothea, set ahead, see to it, steed, shoat, sagitta, stated, Saccade, scud, sweet tooth, swath, sad, shock-headed, Sq Yd, secede, shaheed, saw-toothed, seeded, saxist, shoot, sack coat, sagittate, stout, swede, sauteed, skewed, suck out, suety, seat, statuette, skagit, seth, Suss Out, suet, stet, succeed, seize with teeth, sooty, steadied, set, shutout, soot, sight, shootout, soothe.
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