Synonyms for speechless
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : speech-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspitʃ lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for speechless Other synonyms for the word speechless
Définition of speechless
Origin :- Old English spæcleas "permanently mute;" see speech + -less. Meaning "mute by effect of astonishment" is from late 14c. Related: Speechlessly; speechlessness.
- adj without ability to talk
- She was speechless; her raised hand did not fall; it was as if she were frozen where she stood.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- We lifts him up, and he was speechless, and quite black in the face.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Hawkeye regarded the young man a moment in speechless amazement.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Bohun was speechless for a moment, stricken dumb by a second seizure of fury.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- "S'long," said he, and left briskly, leaving Duncan speechless.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Smitten to the heart by a sudden and overwhelming remorse, Hetty was speechless.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- Mosu lay before her, speechless with shame, and begged her to forgive him.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- She did not speak, and I, speechless, held her to my breast.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- The corporal stared at Fandor, speechless, absolutely dumbfounded.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- The children were speechless with admiration and wonder, as they well might be.
- Extract from : « Five Mice in a Mouse-trap » by Laura E. Richards
Antonyms for speechless
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