Antonyms for dummy up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : duhm-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌm i |
- aggravate
- agitate
- aid
- allow
- anger
- annoy
- assist
- be noisy
- communicate
- depress
- disagree
- disclose
- disturb
- divulge
- encourage
- excite
- expose
- free
- go along
- grant
- help
- incite
- indulge
- irritate
- lay bare
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- move
- open
- permit
- provoke
- release
- reveal
- sanction
- show
- speak
- start
- talk
- tell
- trouble
- turn up
- uncover
- upset
- use
- worry
Definition of dummy up
Origin :- 1590s, "mute person," from dumb (adj.) + -y (3). Extended by 1845 to "figure representing a person." Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736. Meaning "dolt, blockhead" is from 1796.
- As in muzzle : verb gag, quiet
- As in quiet : verb make silent, calm
- As in shut up : verb be or make quiet
- As in silence : verb make or be quiet
- As in withhold : verb keep back
- As in quieten : verb silence
- As in shush : verb silence
- As in debrief : verb silence
- After a moment the doctor reached down and picked the dummy up and brought it to Crawford.
- Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
Synonyms for dummy up
- abstain
- allay
- ameliorate
- appease
- assuage
- becalm
- bottle up
- bridle
- button one's lip
- calm down
- can it
- censor
- check
- choke
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- clamp down on
- close up
- compose
- conceal
- console
- constrain
- cool it
- cool out
- cork
- crack down on
- curb
- cut off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease the volume
- deduct
- deny
- detain
- disallow
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- extinguish
- fall silent
- fix up
- gag
- gratify
- hide
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold it down
- hold one's tongue
- hold out
- hold out on
- hold tongue
- hush
- hush one's mouth
- hush up
- hush-hush
- ice
- inactivate
- inhibit
- keep
- keep it down
- keep secret
- keep to oneself
- keep trap shut
- keep under one's hat
- keep under wraps
- kill
- lull
- moderate
- mollify
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- pipe down
- please
- prevent
- put the lid on
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- quit chattering
- reconcile
- refrain
- refuse
- relax
- repress
- reserve
- resist
- restrain
- restrict
- retain
- satisfy
- say nothing
- settle
- shush
- shut down
- shut up
- silence
- sit on
- slack
- smooth
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- spike
- square
- squash
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- stop
- stop oneself
- stop talking
- strike dumb
- stroke
- subdue
- suppress
- take the bite out of
- tongue-tie
- trammel
- tranquilize
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