SPEECHLESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SPEECHLESS?

Need another word that means the same as “speechless”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “speechless” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Speechless” are: dumb, silent, unspoken, unexpressed, wordless, unsaid, unvoiced

Speechless as an Adjective

Definitions of "Speechless" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “speechless” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Temporarily incapable of speaking.
• Unable to speak, especially as the temporary result of shock or strong emotion.

Synonyms of "Speechless" as an adjective (7 Words)

dumb	(of a person) unable to speak, most typically because of congenital deafness. Dumb officials make some really dumb decisions.
silent	Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. She fell silent for a moment.
unexpressed	(of a gene) not appearing in a phenotype. Shortness is a recessive or unexpressed characteristic of Mendel s pea plants.
unsaid	Not made explicit. Things left unsaid.
unspoken	Expressed without speech. Some kind of unspoken agreement.
unvoiced	(of a speech sound) uttered without vibration of the vocal cords. A person s unvoiced thoughts.
wordless	Not speaking or involving speech. Choking exasperation and wordless shame.

Usage Examples of "Speechless" as an adjective

• Speechless with shock.
• He was speechless with rage.

Associations of "Speechless" (30 Words)

acquiescent	Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants. Too acquiescent to challenge authority.
airhead	A flighty scatterbrained simpleton. Every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one.
deaf	Make or render deaf. Deaf children.
dumb	Make dumb or unheard silence. A splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue.
earplug	A plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise.
fatuity	A ludicrous folly.
fatuous	Extremely silly or stupid. A fatuous comment.
foolery	Foolish or senseless behavior. We endured his foolery all afternoon.
horrified	Filled with horror; extremely shocked. The horrified spectators.
idiotic	Having a mental age of three to seven years. I was able to hum its idiotic theme tune.
ignorance	Lack of knowledge or information. He acted in ignorance of basic procedures.
implicit	Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something. The oak is implicit in the acorn.
inarticulate	Not clearly expressed or pronounced. An inarticulate cry.
inaudible	Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear. Inaudible pulses of high frequency sound.
incommunicado	Without the means or right to communicate. A prisoner held incommunicado.
mute	Muffle the sound of a musical instrument especially by the use of a mute. The great church was mute and dark.
quiet	Become quiet or quieter. He understood her wish for peace and quiet.
quietly	With little or no activity or no agitation quiet is a nonstandard variant for quietly. She was quietly confident that they d win.
silent	Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness. She fell silent for a moment.
stupidity	The quality of being stupid or unintelligent. A comedy of infantile stupidity.
sucker	Of a plant produce suckers. The suckers run along each tentacle.
tacit	Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
taciturn	Habitually reserved and uncommunicative. After such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose.
uncharacteristically	In uncharacteristic manner. She seemed uncharacteristically quiet.
uncommunicative	Unwilling to talk or impart information. The uncommunicative Emily disappeared.
unobtrusive	Not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable. A quiet unobtrusive life of self denial.
unutterable	Very difficult to pronounce correctly. Unutterable contempt.
vocal	Relating to or designed for or using the singing voice. A vocal assembly.
withdrawn	Withdrawn from society seeking solitude. When her husband died she became very withdrawn.
wordless	Expressed without speech. Choking exasperation and wordless shame.