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
In his youth, the blue-eyed Stamp was widely considered one of the most handsome men onscreen, and Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini used that to peculiar effect in Teorema (1968), casting the actor as a nameless and wordless visitor who seduces an entire household.
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Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
The journey proceeds slowly, with few hints of tension and nary a whisper of plot—until a single, wordless commingling of terror and betrayal, in which everything changes, never to be reversed.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Retriever Refuses To Get Up in Morning, What Owner Does Goes Viral
Sausage Dog Returns From Vet To Find an Unexpected Guest in His Crate
Similarly for Roman, the short, wordless moment conveyed a clear message: the visit was over, and Roman was ready for the comfort of his own space.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The feelings outstripped all available language in his best numbers, quasi-orchestral works that often dissolved into wordless sing-alongs.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
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Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
The journey proceeds slowly, with few hints of tension and nary a whisper of plot—until a single, wordless commingling of terror and betrayal, in which everything changes, never to be reversed.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Retriever Refuses To Get Up in Morning, What Owner Does Goes Viral
Sausage Dog Returns From Vet To Find an Unexpected Guest in His Crate
Similarly for Roman, the short, wordless moment conveyed a clear message: the visit was over, and Roman was ready for the comfort of his own space.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The feelings outstripped all available language in his best numbers, quasi-orchestral works that often dissolved into wordless sing-alongs.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordless
Adjective
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For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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One silent element to the transfer portal that is seldom discussed, but important to the athletes, is those pesky classes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How many other unspoken desires could take shape there?—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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As organizations slash jobs for animation, there is an unspoken expectation that the survivors should be delivering at machine pace.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 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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Bluesky users also appreciated the moderation on the platform and having the ability to block or mute people as a means of disengaging from more aggressive, unpleasant conversations.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Finally, the firmware will add UI and Routing Enhancements, including new grey pre-mute meters and separate mixers for HDMI and NDI outputs.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That’s not the kind of hold that the mid-budget neo noir was depending on after a muted opening.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The dresses, in muted shades ranging from pale pink to pearl gray, cream and black, contrast layers of vaporous tulle and organza with long ruffled skirts and collared capes in satin or taffeta edged with lace.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Wordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordless. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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