They were left speechless.
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Speechless
/ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/
Synonyms for "speechless" (70 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
be tongue-tied
Strong matches (21)
concisecurtdazeddumbdumbfoundeddumbstrickendumbstruckeconomical of wordsinarticulateindisposed to talklaconic
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
more mute
Related words (35)
mummutenonplussedovercomepetrifiedquietreservedshockedshortsilentsnugsparing of wordsstricken dumbtaciturntersethunderstrucktight lippedtight-lippedtongue tiedtongue-tied
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(2 words)
remain silentstring mute
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesspeechless astonishmentspeechless awespeechless disbeliefspeechless expressionspeechless horrorspeechless silence
Inflections
2 entriesmore speechlessmost speechless
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I'm appalled. You leave me speechless.
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The woman was so surprised as to be speechless.
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I'm speechless.
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