as in mute
unable to speak
believes that animals deserve basic rights even though they are voiceless
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Recent Examples of voiceless
But unlike Siri, the virtual driver in this study remained voiceless.
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Jeremy Hsu, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2015
And Just Like That … as a ghost in the machine: a faceless, voiceless apparition seen only in texts to Carrie Bradshaw’s phone.
—Kim Cattrall, Vulture, 4 May 2022
Helping voiceless patients speak their minds is already a laudable goal, but this device could do more.
—Gordy Slack, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2014
The monkey, however, remained voiceless throughout the first two seasons as a reflection of Coulter stifling her own voice.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for voiceless
Jeremy Hsu, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2015
And Just Like That … as a ghost in the machine: a faceless, voiceless apparition seen only in texts to Carrie Bradshaw’s phone.
—Kim Cattrall, Vulture, 4 May 2022
Helping voiceless patients speak their minds is already a laudable goal, but this device could do more.
—Gordy Slack, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2014
The monkey, however, remained voiceless throughout the first two seasons as a reflection of Coulter stifling her own voice.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for voiceless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voiceless
Adjective
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The online donations poured in alongside notes expressing far-right and racist sympathies, prompting a decision to mute comments by the Christian crowdfunding service hosting the campaign, which has been used to raise money for Daniel Penny, Luigi Mangione and Kyle Rittenhouse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 May 2025
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Doctors had braced Gianna's parents for the possibility that their daughter might be blind, mute or unable to swallow as the tumor pressed down on the vital nerves of her brain stem.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 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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“Voiceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voiceless. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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