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Antonyms for speechless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : speech-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspitʃ lɪs



Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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