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tongue-tied

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tongue-tied

unable to speak because you are nervous or shy

She became tongue-tied whenever he was around.

He gets tongue-tied in front of crowds.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of tongue-tied

incoherent, incomprehensible

inarticulate, mute, speechless, voiceless

closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative

mum, nonspeaking, quiet, silent, wordless

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of tongue-tied

blabby, chatty, communicative, expansive, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky, vocal

expatiating, speaking out, speaking up

articulating, speaking, talking

articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble

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