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
The ten-minute video makes visible the repetitive labor of slow, wordless coiling.
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
In preschool, he was given a wordless role as Farmer McGregor in a school production of Peter Rabbit and began hamming it up, counting the missing tomatoes and gesticulating at his nemesis rabbit.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Although striking, Duvall’s wordless work in Mockingbird hardly led to instant fame.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
For me, these wordless noises were clearly about sadness and longing.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
In preschool, he was given a wordless role as Farmer McGregor in a school production of Peter Rabbit and began hamming it up, counting the missing tomatoes and gesticulating at his nemesis rabbit.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Although striking, Duvall’s wordless work in Mockingbird hardly led to instant fame.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
For me, these wordless noises were clearly about sadness and longing.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordless
Adjective
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The surveillance video is silent, so it was not immediately known what, if any, words were exchanged between the two prior to the incident.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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After the closure of Grand Theatre, which showed silent films until 1931, the Naper Theatre took its place in downtown Naperville in 1935 and remained in business until 1977.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In modern organizations, best practices now function less as guidance and more as aesthetic norms, unspoken expectations about how serious organizations are supposed to look, sound, and behave.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the biography gestures at what remained unspoken and inadmissible in Blume’s childhood.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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
Adjective
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During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its massive 60mm Eclipse dual drivers give you high-fidelity 24-bit audio, while the flip-to-mute mic offers broadcast-quality voice accuracy.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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Other members of the fractured Jackson clan have remained unusually mute on the battle — even as Paris’ aunt Janet Jackson was very publicly out and about at recent runway shows in the City of Lights.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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There was brief and muted laughter.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Interiors skew minimal and elemental (raw wood, concrete, metal) and spotlight a muted palette of sand and dusty olive green; shades that pull from the sunbaked landscape dotted with palms and agaves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Wordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordless. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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