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Synonyms for muffle

26 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

silence conceal stifle smother dampen deaden subdue

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Stifle

stifle, silence, smother, conceal, strangle, repress, cover, shroud, envelop, wrap, gag, still, suppress, hush, veil

2. Deaden

deaden, dampen, mute, tone down, damp, dull, soften

Other

Noun

block and tackle, polyspast

Antonyms

All antonyms of muffle →

Definitions

v. 1
To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
v. 2
To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock
n. 1
Anything that mutes or deadens sound.

Related words

Word family: muffler
Phrases: muffle up

Forms

Plural: muffles → polyspasts…
Past participle: muffled
e.g. muffled → stifled, silenc'd, smother'd, concealed…

Example sentences

silence We were awed into silence when we heard the story.
conceal Sami wanted to conceal the crime he had committed.
stifle Sami stuffed a bag inside Layla's mouth to stifle her.
smother My sister likes to smother her toasts in butter.
dampen Benedito used water to dampen the cloth for cleaning.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
muffle		steady
silence		rising
conceal		rising
stifle		rising
smother		rising
dampen		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: gag¹
4 letters: wrap¹, dull¹, veil¹, mute¹, damp¹, hush¹
5 letters: still¹, cover²
6 letters: soften², shroud¹, subdue², stifle², dampen², deaden², enfold²
7 letters: silence², conceal², smother², repress², envelop³
8 letters: suppress², strangle²
9 letters: polyspast

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover² = 2 syllables).