MUTTER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of mutter

as in muttering

speech that is not clear enough to be understood the distracting mutter of some member of the audience

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verb

ˈmə-tər

as in to complain

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely a muttering group of workers

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as in to mumble

to speak softly and unclearly muttering to himself under his breath

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Recent Examples of mutter

Noun

Alice questions Mira while Frank mutters completely unhelpful asides from behind the glass partition. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026 Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Verb

When John finally reunites with Hal (who charges the ring against the lantern while quickly muttering his oath), the frustrated protégé immediately confronts his teacher with all the suspicions he was meant to keep secret. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 That’s when Way mutters the p-word — under his breath for plausible deniability, but certainly still with the intention of being heard, smirking at the sound of my laughter. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutter

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutter

Noun

From the first take to the last, the scene evolves quite dramatically, and the final take is the one that most closely resembles the scene in the finished episode (though, sadly, Ned’s introductory muttering seems to have been cut for time).

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026
The opportunity to send a raucous Bell Centre crowd home muttering was there in Game 3.

— Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of muttering

Verb

That March, a seventy-year-old patient from a wealthy Cypriot family, Evie Lanitis, arrived at BioMed, complaining of a host of minor maladies, including bursitis in her toes, dental pain, and digestive issues.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
In the days before the spill was announced, residents complained of fuel-like odors pervading areas of Dubai and north.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of complain

Verb

My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
After one take — which is usually not worth the celluloid it’s printed on, as the crew and the artists find their feet — Axl mumbled something about being freaked out and disappeared back into the depths of the building.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of mumble

Verb

A little girl pounding her fists and screaming; none of the visitors nor the staff were allowed to hold her to provide comfort.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Rays third baseman Junior Caminero screamed in the dugout after Milwaukee had rallied to tie the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of scream

Verb

Muñoz said he's had six surgeries and suffers from diabetes, a heart murmur, neuropathy and high blood pressure.

— Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Though, it perhaps must be said that Johnson’s glazed-over, murmuring style of line delivery does grow grating.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of murmur

Noun

The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
SteelSeries Gaming Keyboard Deal Keep your keystrokes whisper-quiet and lightning-fast using the SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL Gaming Keyboard.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of whisper

Verb

Unlike last year when Texas coach Steve Sarkisian whined about his non-conference schedule, his main complaint this year will be his conference schedule.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
This contract then frees me, within the pages of the notebook, to do anything—to write or draw, or paint, to whine and complain, to plot and scheme—to fail or succeed without fear.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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