unmuted
No longer silent
Unmuted describes something that has had its sound restored after being silenced.
The term dominates digital contexts—video calls, phones, streaming: Can you unmute yourself? We can't hear you.
To unmute is to turn the sound back on.
The word barely existed before mute buttons became ubiquitous.
speaking
Voicing your thoughts
- breaking silenceEnding deliberate quiet
- contributingGiving to a cause
- chiming inAdding one's voice
- participatingTaking an active role
expressing oneself · having a say · speaking out · unsilenced · vocal · outspoken · assertive · candid
speaking up
Voicing your thoughts
- breaking silenceEnding deliberate quiet
- contributingGiving to a cause
- chiming inAdding one's voice
participating · expressing oneself · having a say · speaking out · unsilenced · vocal · outspoken · assertive · candid
turned up
Arrived or was found
- volume upRaise sound level
- device statusactive, available, away, busy, connected
- UI statesactive, inactive, enabled, disabled, selected
- audio modeson, off, paused, playing, stereo
- broadcast statuslive, recorded, on air, off air, streaming
- connection statusconnected, disconnected, online, offline, connecting
- system statesactive, idle, online, offline, disabled