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keep it down

VERB

mute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dampen soften subdue

STRONG

benumb deaden drown gag hush lower moderate muzzle reduce silence soft pedal

WEAK

bottle up cork up decrease the volume pipe down put damper on put the lid on turn down

Antonyms

STRONG

free increase let go liberate raise strengthen

WEAK

articulate speak voice

VERB

quieten

Synonyms

STRONG

clam dampen deaden dull extinguish gag hush lull muffle mute muzzle overawe quash quell quiet shush soft pedal squelch stifle still subdue suppress tongue-tie

WEAK

choke off clam up close up cool it cut off cut short decrease the volume dry up dumb dummy up hold one's tongue hush one's mouth hush-hush pipe down quiet down say nothing shut up sit on strike dumb

Antonyms

STRONG

agitate allow disturb encourage help irritate let go release start

VERB

shush

Synonyms

STRONG

clam dampen deaden dull extinguish gag hush lull muffle mute muzzle overawe quash quell quiet quieten soft pedal squelch stifle still subdue suppress tongue-tie

WEAK

choke off clam up close up cool it cut off cut short decrease the volume dry up dumb dummy up hold one's tongue hush one's mouth hush-hush pipe down quiet down say nothing shut up sit on strike dumb

Antonyms

STRONG

agitate allow disturb encourage help irritate let go release start

VERB

silence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cut off gag muffle mute muzzle quash quell squelch stifle subdue suppress

STRONG

clam dampen deaden dull extinguish hush lull overawe quiet quieten shush soft pedal still tongue-tie

WEAK

choke off clam up close up cool it cut short decrease the volume dry up dumb dummy up hold one's tongue hush one's mouth hush-hush pipe down quiet down say nothing shut up sit on strike dumb

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow encourage help let go permit release start

WEAK

be noisy communicate talk

Example Sentences

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Someone turned to me and said: 'Quiet, keep it down.'

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Eventually, Zandi says, growing doubts would shrink the dollar’s value and keep it down.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

Let us look to Finland, a happy country that is a little worried about getting invaded by Russia but doesn’t let that keep it down.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2022

She is able to eat some soft food, but still struggles to keep it down.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2021

He throws up the first time he eats the stuff—too rich for his belly, I guess—but after that he manages to keep it down, and all the while he’s fattening out a little.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

keep it down

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