SPEECHLESSNESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

speechlessness

noun

Definition of speechlessness

as in silence

incapacity for or restraint from speaking the speechlessness of our cat never seemed so frustrating as the time that it was seriously sick

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Recent Examples of speechlessness There is no better illustration of speechlessness being deployed as a weapon, forcing the loquacious, as if at gunpoint, to fill the void with words. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Both men regularly bash Trump during their monologues, but the president’s tirade against the Pope left them puzzled to the point of near-speechlessness. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026

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silence

Noun

Write down the pattern, step away from the noise, and protect a little silence.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
As Hayasuke’s text struggles against a regime of silence in Japanese society, Vaz’s adaptation works against the invisibility of radiation, attempting a number of tactics to materialize the invisible.

— Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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