as in mute
unable to speak
believes that animals deserve basic rights even though they are voiceless
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of voiceless
Imposing duties drives up the cost of business for so many of these effectively voiceless U.S. companies, the financial impact on whom must not be taken into consideration by the U.S. International Trade Commission – the agency rendering the injury determination.
—
Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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
Like any cultural expression that looks at society’s most vulnerable and voiceless, the art of incarceration is often defined from the outside in.
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2022
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
See All Example Sentences for voiceless
Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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
Like any cultural expression that looks at society’s most vulnerable and voiceless, the art of incarceration is often defined from the outside in.
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2022
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
See All Example Sentences for voiceless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voiceless
Adjective
-
When Hall proves too mute to debate, Kiritsis vents to a radio disc jockey named Fred (Colman Domingo), even though Fred is more interested in smooth tunes than hard news.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
-
Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
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
-
Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
Cite this Entry
“Voiceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voiceless. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
