Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quiet in American Thesaurus

be quiet ()

used for telling someone to stop talking or to stop making a noise

sh (interjection)

used for telling someone to be quiet

shush (interjection)

used for telling someone, especially a child, to be quiet. This word is often used instead of a stronger word such as shut up.

shh (interjection)

used for telling someone to stop talking or to be less noisy

keep your voice down ()

used for telling someone to be quiet

shut it ()

an offensive way of telling someone to stop talking

dry up (spoken)

spoken used for rudely telling someone to stop talking

button it ()

used for telling someone in a rude way to be quiet

can it ()

used for rudely telling someone to stop talking

zip it ()

used to tell someone rudely to stop speaking

button/zip your lip ()

used for rudely telling someone not to say anything

change the record ()

used for telling someone to stop talking about the same thing because they are annoying you

get bent ()

used for telling someone in a rude and angry way to go away or stop talking

hold your tongue (old-fashioned)

old-fashioned used for telling someone not to speak

hush (verb)

spoken used for telling someone to be quiet

hush up (spoken)

spoken used for telling someone to be quiet

keep down ()

to make a noise less loud

keep your mouth shut ()

an offensive way of telling someone not to talk about something

keep your trap shut ()

used for telling someone rudely to keep something secret

leave it out (British)

Britishspoken for telling someone to stop saying something

mind your own business ()

used for telling someone rudely that you are not going to tell them about something because it does not affect or involve them

MYOB (interjection)

American mind your own business: used for telling someone to stop trying to learn about or get involved in your private life or relationships

none of your beeswax ()

used for telling someone rudely that something does not affect or involve them

pipe down ()

used for telling someone to stop talking or to make less noise

put a lid on it ()

used for telling someone to stop talking

put up or shut up (informal)

informal used for telling someone that they should either deal with something or stop talking about doing it

save your breath ()

used for telling someone that it is useless to continue talking

shut your mouth/face/trap ()

an offensive way of telling someone to stop talking

that will do ()

used for telling someone, especially a child, to stop talking or behaving badly

watch your tongue ()

used for saying that someone is being rude and should not say any more