as in mute
unable to speak
the sudden rumblings of an earthquake rendered people inarticulate with fear
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Recent Examples of inarticulate
As pompous actor Garry, Nehal Joshi aces the tough task of making his character’s halting, inarticulate speech sound authentic.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
The accents of remorse are elliptical, inarticulate.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The Bidens may have planned the cancer announcement as a smokescreen to take the focus off the coverup of his mental decline illustrated by memory lapses, stumbles and inarticulate speech patterns heard on the audio.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
During arguments on Wednesday, Megan Savard — attorney for Carter Hart — said that Howden was an unsophisticated, inarticulate witness who didn’t even dress properly for court.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
The accents of remorse are elliptical, inarticulate.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The Bidens may have planned the cancer announcement as a smokescreen to take the focus off the coverup of his mental decline illustrated by memory lapses, stumbles and inarticulate speech patterns heard on the audio.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
During arguments on Wednesday, Megan Savard — attorney for Carter Hart — said that Howden was an unsophisticated, inarticulate witness who didn’t even dress properly for court.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inarticulate
Adjective
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Older iPhones have a physical mute switch in the upper left corner, and that’s still its default function.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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There was a great deal of laughter among everyone on the call, but Moore did have to go on mute to save everyone else from listening to Miller's snoring.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
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“Inarticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inarticulate. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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