Synonyms for wordless
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Silent — unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate
silent, unspoken, mute, inarticulate, tongueless, dumb dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.
Related words
- Word family
- wordlessly
Example sentences
- silent As he didn't know what to say, he remained silent.
- mute Mute people can communicate using sign language.
- unspoken Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken?
- inarticulate He became inarticulate after just a couple of beers.
- speechless I am left speechless when I see what is happening.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wordless | rising | |
| silent | rising | |
| mute | rising | |
| unspoken | rising | |
| inarticulate | steady | |
| speechless | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dumb1, mute1
- 6 letters
- silent2
- 8 letters
- unspoken3
- 9 letters
- lyricless
- 10 letters
- speechless2, tongueless
- 12 letters
- inarticulate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silent2 = 2 syllables).