speechless

[speech-lis] / ˈspitʃ lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

without ability to talk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amazed dazed dumb silent

WEAK

aghast aphonic astounded buttoned-up clammed up close-mouthed cool cool as cucumber dumbfounded dumbstruck inarticulate mum mute not saying boo reserved shocked taciturn thunderstruck tight-lipped tongue-tied uncommunicative unflappable voiceless wordless

Antonyms

WEAK

articulate communicative responsive

Example Sentences

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A woman whose dogs were stolen eight years ago said she was left "speechless" when she was reunited with one of them.

From BBC

"It's the Gold Cup. They just get better and better. I am speechless," said Townend after his fifth Gold Cup triumph.

From BBC

Learning the real reason he had been lured to the venue with "a perfect lie", he said: "I'm speechless, knocked out."

From BBC

It meant that the musk ox was stunned and speechless . . . for a few seconds anyway, until he found his voice again.

From Literature

I held out both hands and stood speechless while he stacked the money into my trembling hands.

From Literature