zip it

Close your mouth

Zip it is an informal command meaning shut up or stop talking, as if closing one's mouth like a zipper.

It's blunter than "be quiet" but milder than "shut up": Zip it, I'm trying to concentrate.

Often used with children or delivered playfully between friends.

silence

hush

Absence of sound

shushCommand for silence
quietLacking in sound
muteWithout voice or sound

shut up · button it · pipe down · hold your tongue · bite your tongue · seal your lips · clam up · stifle · gag · muzzle

command

shut up

Demand for silence

be quietCease making noise
enoughMeeting the requirement
stop talkingCease verbal communication

silence · cut it out · knock it off · cool it · that's enough · hush up · cease · desist · halt · quiet down

secrecy

hush-hush

Highly confidential matter

confidentialMeant to stay secret
discreetCareful to avoid notice
keep quietRemain silent

secret · classified · off the record · between us · mum's the word · lips sealed · under wraps · private · need-to-know · sworn to secrecy

Categories

secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
silencequiet, silent, mute, hush, stillness
hush commandsshh, shhh, ssh, hush up, be silent
silence commandshush, shh, shush, be quiet, quiet
scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run

Opposites

vocal expression permission

Talk louder or opine

speak your mind · out with it · spit it out · talk · open up

emotional expression

Talk louder or opine

let it all out · speak out · talk · open up · vent

Family

zip, zipper, zippy, zipped, zipping, zippers, unzip, unzipped, unzipping

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G