Synonyms and related words :
anchoritic, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, be mute, be silent, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bolt, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, button, button up, cage, cease, chamber, check, choke, choke off, clap, cloister, cloistered, close, close down, close in, close shop, close up, compass, confine, confound, confute, constrain, constrict, contain, contract, contradict, controvert, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, cork up, corral, cover, crib, crush, defeat, demolish, deny, detain, dismiss, dispose of, domestic, dry up, dummy up, encage, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, eremitic, fasten, fence in, finish, floor, fold, fold up, forswear speech, hedge in, hem in, hermitic, hermitish, hold, hold in custody, hold in restraint, house in, hush, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, inhibit, jail, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, keep mum, keep quiet, keep silent, keep still, kennel, key, latch, leaguer, lock, lock out, lock up, make no sign, mew, mew up, nonplus, occlude, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, padlock, parry, pen, pen in, pen up, pipe down, play dumb, plumb, pocket, pound, put to silence, quarantine, quiet, quiet down, quieten, rail in, rebut, recluse, reduce to silence, refute, restrain, restrict, say nothing, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, sequestered, settle, shackle, shrine, shush, shut, shut down, shut in, shut the door, shut up shop, shutter, silence, slam, smash all opposition, snap, soft-pedal, squash, squeeze shut, squelch, stable, stand mute, stay-at-home, still, strangle, subvert, surround, undermine, upset, wall in, wrap, yard, yard up, zip up, zipper