1
as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
he remained speechless, even in the face of outrageous accusations
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2
as in mute
unable to speak
if only this poor, speechless animal could tell us what's wrong with it
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Recent Examples of speechless
Jose was nearly speechless as he was handed the microphone to say a few words.
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Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022
Mobile Christian baseball coach Talley Haines was nearly speechless when asked Tuesday night to recap Game 1 of the Class 4A state championship series.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 17 May 2022
My sister immediately gave me a bearhug and my mama was legitimately speechless, but the most powerful reaction came from my father.
—James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2022
Moments later, Will, 53, walked onstage and struck Chris, who was initially speechless.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2022
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Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022
Mobile Christian baseball coach Talley Haines was nearly speechless when asked Tuesday night to recap Game 1 of the Class 4A state championship series.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 17 May 2022
My sister immediately gave me a bearhug and my mama was legitimately speechless, but the most powerful reaction came from my father.
—James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2022
Moments later, Will, 53, walked onstage and struck Chris, who was initially speechless.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechless
Adjective
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Even more telling, there was virtually no difference in data consumption, battery use, and background activity between the audio room tests and the silent room tests.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
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The trick now is knowing where to go and which Muay Thai boxing schools, silent monasteries, or health spas to choose.—
Lee Cobaj,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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According to his family, Tony was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022 and became mute when his larynx had to be removed.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Other buttons include volume rockers, a mute button, Google Assistant, and more.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Speechless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechless. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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