Synonyms of holds one's tongue

holds one's tongue

phrase

variants or holds one's peace

present tense third-person singular of hold one's tongue

as in dries up

to stop talking

There are times when it is more prudent to hold your tongue than to express your opinion.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dries up
• quiets (down)
• belts up
• hushes
• clams up
• shuts up
• pipes down
• settles (down)
• calms (down)
• cools (down)
• dummies up
• haws
• hems

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speaks
• talks
• speaks out
• speaks up
• spouts (off)
• pipes up
• sounds off
• talks up