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struck dumb

ADJECTIVE

silent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hushed mum mute restrained reticent

WEAK

bashful buttoned-up checked clammed up close closed-up closemouthed curbed dumb dummied up faint hush iced inarticulate incoherent inconversable indistinct inhibited laconic mousy muted noiseless nonvocal not talkative reserved shy silentious soundless still taciturn tongue-tied unclear uncommunicative unheard unsociable unspeaking voiceless wordless zipped

Antonyms

WEAK

clamorous communicative explicit noisy talkative tangible

Example Sentences

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And, at times, the poet must be willing to be struck dumb — momentarily blinded before the gift.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2021

Mencken might have been struck dumb, ours is perhaps an apt moment for just such a reminder.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018

Three generations of women were digitally struck dumb by one’s reference to a naughty schoolboy.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2017

Alden O'Brien, Washington, DC, US Gobsmacked, adj. flabbergasted: struck dumb with awe or amazement.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2012

Even my brother, who had a smartass remark for everything, was struck dumb.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson