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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without ability to talk |
| Synonyms: | aghast, amazed, aphonic, astounded, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, cool as cucumber, cool*, dazed, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, not saying boo, reserved, shocked, silent, taciturn, thunderstruck, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, unflappable, voiceless, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dumb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | at a loss for words, inarticulate, incoherent, mousy, mum, mute, quiet, silent, soundless, speechless, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, voiceless, wordless |
| Antonyms: | speaking |
| Main Entry: | dumbfounded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | astounded, confused |
| Synonyms: | agape, aghast, amazed, astonished, bamboozled, beat, bewildered, blown away, bowled over, breathless, buffaloed, confounded, dismayed, dumb, flabbergasted, floored, knocked, licked, nonplused, overcome, overwhelmed, puzzled, shocked, speechless, staggered, startled, stuck, stumped, stunned, surprised, taken aback, thrown, thunderstruck |
| Antonyms: | aware, expectant, unsurprised |
| Main Entry: | inarticulate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak well |
| Synonyms: | blurred, dumb, faltering, halting, hesitant, hesitating, inaudible, incoherent, incomprehensible, indistinct, maundering, muffled, mumbled, mumbling, mute, obscure, reticent, silent, speechless, stammering, tongue-tied, unclear, unintelligible, unspoken, unuttered, unvocal, unvoiced, vague, voiceless, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative |
| Main Entry: | mum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent |
| Synonyms: | bashful, buttoned up, clammed up, closemouthed, hushed, mute, muted, nonvocal, not forthcoming, not talkative, quiet, reserved, secretive, shy, soundless, speechless, still, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, unsociable, unspeaking, voiceless, wordless, zipped |
| Main Entry: | mute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | aphasiac, aphasic, aphonic, muffled, mum, quiet, silenced, silent, speechless, tongue-tied, tongueless, unexpressed, unpronounced, unsounded, unspeaking, unspoken, voiceless, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, speaking, vocal |
| Main Entry: | noiseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | hushed, hushful, inaudible, mute, muted, silent, soundless, speechless, still, voiceless, wordless |
| Antonyms: | clamorous, noisy |
| Main Entry: | overcome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overwhelmed; visibly moved |
| Synonyms: | affected, at a loss for words, beaten, blown-away, bowled-over, buried, conquered, defeated, overthrown, run-over, speechless, swamped, swept off one's feet, taken, unable to continue |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, unbothered, unconcerned, unflappable, unmoved |
| Main Entry: | petrified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | terrified |
| Synonyms: | afraid, alarmed, anxious, dazed, fearful, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, immobilized, in a cold sweat, in a panic, numb, panicky, pushing the panic button, scared, scared stiff, shocked, speechless, spooked, startled, stunned, terror-stricken, terrorized, unnerved |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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