All mum synonyms
mum
M m adj mum
- bashful β Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
- shy β bashful; retiring.
- still β remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- mute β silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- closemouthed β not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- reserved β kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- secretive β secretory.
- soundless β unfathomable; very deep.
- speechless β temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.: speechless with alarm.
- tight-lipped β speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.
- tongue-tied β unable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise.
- uncommunicative β not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- unsociable β not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- voiceless β having no voice; mute.
- muted β silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- nonvocal β of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- wordless β speechless, silent, or mute.
- zipped β zero or nothing: The score of last night's hockey game was 4βzip.
adjective mum
noun mum
- mother β parent
- mommy β mother1 (defs 1, 2, 4).
- mummy β the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming.
- mama β Informal. mother1 .
- momma β mama.
- ma β Gertrude ("Ma") 1886β1939, U.S. blues singer.
- mammy β Informal. mother1 .
- mamma β Informal. mother1 .
- mom β mother1 .