1
as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
he stood wordless before his accusers
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2
as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
a wordless fondness for each other
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Recent Examples of wordless
What fun this wordless picture book will be for the little ones.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
The wordless moment between them when Ellie returns home only confirms this.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
The seventh episode of The White Lotus’ third season opens with a wordless montage of images from a Muay Thai match.
—Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
The wordless moment between them when Ellie returns home only confirms this.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
The seventh episode of The White Lotus’ third season opens with a wordless montage of images from a Muay Thai match.
—Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordless
Adjective
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While Sanabria Tarazona’s family has remained silent out of fear Prieto has publicly denounced his detention and urged U.S. authorities to reconsider.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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But most Republicans remained silent, or accused Padilla of being a provocateur.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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And in a cold, isolated world, Tillman infuses humor, intense energy and unspoken depth into Milchick across both seasons, turning a character that could have easily been a one-note villain into someone viewers are forced to really contend with.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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The Phoenician Scheme thus became something funnier and stranger, in which Korda’s cruelty is quietly moderated by his daughter and his unspoken fear of death.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 June 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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“Wordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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