Synonyms of shut up
120 similar words · 8 opposite words
Another word for shut up is end. Other synonyms of shut up are stash. The opposite of shut up is open.
Synonyms and similar words for shut up
verbTo close (a building) so that no one can enter.
verbTo put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container.
- lock up
- lock in
- seal inSynonym of shut up (“to put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container”).
- stashTo hide or store away for later use.
- stash awaySynonym of shut up (“to put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container”).
verbOf a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something...
- shush
- hush
- silence
- quieten
- belt upTo stop talking or chattering; to shut up.
- button itTo be quiet, stop talking.
- button one's lipTo remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.
- back that train upSaid to a person who is speaking or acting too hastily.
- can itTo shut up, to be quiet; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.
- clam upTo become silent; to stop talking.
- cork itTo be quiet; to shut up.
- dummy upTo suddenly stop talking; shut up; to keep a secret; to refuse to talk.
- hush downTo quieten; to make quiet.
- hush one's mouthTo be quiet.
- pipe downTo be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.
- put a lid on itTo be quiet; to shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.
- put a sock in itTo stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.
- shaddapShut up; be quiet.
- shut itTo stop talking or making noise; to shut up.
- shut one's big bazoo
- shut one's cake hole
- shut one's faceTo stop talking; to be quiet.
- shut one's gobTo stop talking; to be quiet.
- shut one's headSynonym of shut one's face.
- shut one's mouthTo stop talking; to be quiet.
- shut one's pie hole
- shut one's trapTo stop talking; to be quiet.
- shut one's yap
- shut the front doorShut the fuck up (usually expressing disbelief).
- STFU
- stick a sock in itSynonym of put a sock in it.
- stuff a sock in itSynonym of put a sock in it.
- wind one's neck inTo stop talking or arguing; shut up.
- zip it
- zip one's lipTo refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.
verbTo murder, kill.
- annihilate
- bag
- baptizeTo extinguish the life of.
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bump off
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crush
- dashTo ruin; to destroy.
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do slangTo kill.
- do inTo kill or end; to defeat.
- dust
- eliminate
- eradicate
- exTo extinguish the life of.
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- greaseTo kill.
- knock offTo kill.
- lay waste to
- make away with
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop offTo kill someone.
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravage
- rub outTo kill, especially to murder.
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slayTo kill; to murder.
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuff
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clockTo kill someone.
- takeTo remove or end by death; to kill.
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slangTo murder or execute.
- torpedo
- take care of
- take down
- take out
Opposite of shut up
verbTo put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container.
Meaning of shut up
- verb To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
- verb To terminate (a business).
- verb To put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container.
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