| mute | (adjective) expressed without speech | Synonyms: silent, tongueless, unspoken, wordless |
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| (adjective) unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | Synonyms: dumb, silent |
| (noun) a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument | - |
| (noun) a deaf person who is unable to speak | Synonyms: deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute |
| (verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | Synonyms: damp, dampen, dull, muffle, tone down |
| muted | (adjective) being or made softer or less loud or clear | Synonyms: dull, muffled, softened |
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| (adjective) in a softened tone | Synonyms: hushed, quiet, subdued |
| mutely | (adverb) without speaking | Synonyms: silently, taciturnly, wordlessly |
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| muteness | (noun) a refusal to speak when expected | Synonyms: silence |
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| (noun) the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak | Synonyms: mutism |