shut up

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; “The children shut up when their father approached”
Synonyms
- close up, clam up, dummy up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum
Antonym
- open up
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; “The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend”; “She locked her jewels in the safe”
Synonyms
- lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut away, lock up
Less specific
- confine
cause to be quiet or not talk; “Please silence the children in the church!”
Synonyms
- hush, quieten, silence, still, hush up
Antonym
- louden
Less specific
- suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
More specific
- shush, lull, calm down, shout down, gag, muzzle
See also
- whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up