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[ speech-lis ] / ˈspitʃ lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR speechless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetemporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.: speechless with alarm. characterized by absence or loss of speech: speechless joy. lacking the faculty of speech; dumb. not expressed in speech or words: speechless compliments. refraining from speech. Origin of speechlessbefore 1000; Middle English specheles,Old English spǣclēas.See speech, -less SYNONYMS FOR speechless1 dumfounded, shocked, mute. 3 silent, mute. SEE SYNONYMS FOR speechless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR speechless1-3 loquacious, voluble, talkative. SEE ANTONYMS FOR speechless ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM speechlessspeech·less·ly, adverbspeech·less·ness, nounWords nearby speechlessspeech day, speech form, speech from the throne, speechify, speech island, speechless, speechmaker, speech organ, speech pathology, speechread, speechreading Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for speechlessBallinger was at first speechless when asked about the 75 Precinct reception. Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC|M.L. Nestel|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Aside from a generous helping of boos, the audience was speechless. America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I am speechless and astounded, this sentence is inexplicable,” he said. Instagram Attacks Rihanna For Scandalous Photos; Dolce & Gabbana to Appeal Guilty Verdict|The Fashion Beast Team|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST I was speechless when Sönke Neitzel called me and told me about the source material he had found. ‘Soldaten: Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWs’ by Soenke Neitzel & Harald Welzer|Sönke Neitzel, Harald Welzer|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In an interview Tuesday, Curry said she was “honored, shocked, and speechless that this little tiny idea … has really taken off.” Berkeley Officially Recognizes Bisexual Pride Day|Matthew DeLuca|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST They both panted heavily, speechless, their faces very close. An Outcast of the Islands|Joseph Conrad Here I sprang from my chair and rushed to the window for a breath of air, wringing my hands in speechless distress. A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson The eldest sister stood with clasped hands and down-bent head, shivering and speechless, as if waiting for something to follow. The Portent and Other Stories|George MacDonald I was speechless with frightened delight over her words, and the pressure of her hand. Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp His comrade stood in the door with a gun leveled at two other men, who stood there frightened, speechless. The Lone Star Ranger|Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for speechless
adjectivenot able to speak temporarily deprived of speech not expressed or able to be expressed in wordsspeechless fear Derived forms of speechlessspeechlessly, adverbspeechlessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to speechless10 Different Ways To Say You’re SpeechlessYou may be at a loss for words, but now you have ten ways to describe that feeling. Words related to speechlessdumb, silent, dazed, amazed, aghast, cool, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, reserved, shocked, taciturn, thunderstruck, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, unflappable, voiceless |