unmutes
Turns sound on
Unmutes restores sound or voice after a period of silence.
On a video call, you unmute yourself to speak: Can you unmute? We can't hear you.
On social media, to unmute someone is to resume seeing their posts after previously hiding them.
The word belongs to the vocabulary of digital communication, where muting and unmuting are routine.
Amount of space filled
- speakerOne who talks
- microphoneAudio input device
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- silenceTotal lack of sound
deafen · audio · headphones · soundbar · television · podcast · video · media player
Sound from throat
- speakProduce words aloud
- participateTake an active role
- chime inEnter a discussion
- contributeGive to a collective
rejoin · conversation · discussion · meeting · call · conference · Zoom · webinar
Rendered unable to speak
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- suppressedForcibly held down
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- voicelessHaving no voice
amplify · platform · speak out · empower · heard · visibility · advocacy · representation
volume
Amount of space filled
- speakerOne who talks
- microphoneAudio input device
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
silence · deafen · audio · headphones · soundbar · television · podcast · video · media player · notification
voice
Sound from throat
- speakProduce words aloud
- participateTake an active role
- chime inEnter a discussion
contribute · rejoin · conversation · discussion · meeting · call · conference · Zoom · webinar · teleconference
silenced
Rendered unable to speak
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- suppressedForcibly held down
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
voiceless · amplify · platform · speak out · empower · heard · visibility · advocacy · representation · liberation