shut-up
Rude demand: quiet!
Shut-up functions as an adjective meaning closed or confined: a shut-up house, shut-up feelings.
The hyphenated form distinguishes it from the command shut up, which tells someone to stop talking.
As a noun, a shut-up is a retort that silences someone: That was a perfect shut-up.
Total lack of sound
zip it · can it · stifle · gag · cork it · button it · pipe down · knock it off
Emphatic denial
- reallyIn actual fact
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
- get outDepart or escape
- you're kiddingExpression of surprised disbelief
unbelievable · incredible · shocking · astonishing · amazing · wow · whoa · stunned
Showing contemptuous disregard
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
- snappyQuick and clever
- irritatedSlightly angered or bothered
exasperated · frustrated · impatient · fed up · hostile · aggressive · confrontational · silencing
silence
Total lack of sound
mute · zip it · can it · stifle · gag · cork it · button it · pipe down · knock it off · hold your tongue
no way
Emphatic denial
you're kidding · unbelievable · incredible · shocking · astonishing · amazing · wow · whoa · stunned · speechless
dismissive
Showing contemptuous disregard
irritated · exasperated · frustrated · impatient · fed up · hostile · aggressive · confrontational · silencing · cutting off
lock up
Secure or imprison
bolt · latch · barricade · board up · fasten · enclose · imprison · cage · pen · coop up
shut-upspeak up
Talk louder or opine
go on · continue · keep talking · tell me more · speak your mind
shut-upquiet please
Request for silence
excuse me · with respect · silence please · pardon me · I beg your pardon
shut, shutter, shutdown, shuts, shutting, startup, upping, shuteye, shutout