mute

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. See silence.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Without power of speech]

Syn. tongueless, aphonic, aphasic, deaf and dumb, inarticulate, voiceless, tonguetied; see also dumb 1 , quiet 2 .

Ant. vocal*, noisy, unimpaired.

2. [Suddenly deprived of speech]

Syn. speechless, wordless, silent; see bewildered , surprised .

See Synonym Study at dumb . v.

Syn. silence, reduce, benumb; see soften 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

v.

muffle, deaden, dampen, silence, stifle, tone down, still, quiet.

ANT.: amplify

II

a.

speechless, silent, aphonic, wordless, mum, voiceless, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, closedmouthed, still.

ANT.: talkative, loquacious, communicative

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak, as from shock or fear: dumb, inarticulate, mum, silent, speechless, voiceless, wordless. See WORDS. 2. Lacking the power or faculty of speech: aphonic, dumb, inarticulate, speechless, voiceless. See WORDS. II verb 1. To decrease or dull the sound of: dampen, deaden, muffle, stifle. See INCREASE, SOUNDS. 2. To make or become less severe or extreme: moderate, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, temper, tone down. See INCREASE.