speechless Definition
speech·less (spēc̸h′lis)
adjective
- incapable of speech; lacking the ability to speak
- temporarily unable to speak; silent, as from shock
- not expressed or expressible in words speechless terror
speechless Related Forms
speech′·lessly adverb
speech′·less·ness noun
speechless Synonyms
speechless Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- amazement: Disco, speechless with amazement, rose up and sprang to the helm.
- rage: The Turk was almost speechless with rage and expected me to buy a replacement.
- astonishment: I'm quite speechless with astonishment ( and no small amount of delight ).
- horror: CHAPTER X THE two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- leave: His no nonsense, high impact approach to Magic leaves any spectator speechless.
- render: As well as rendering little girls speechless, it's a life saver for busy mums.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: I cannot believe it, I am almost speechless.
- absolutely: Every guest commented on how beautiful they looked and I was left absolutely speechless by the displays.
- totally: I am totally speechless about the level of debt being piled on by people!
- quite: I was quite speechless at this unusually brave behavior.
- just: I didn't even expect to be a runner-up, so I was just speechless when I won first prize.
- literally: This has the effect of knocking out one or more of those storyboard pictures and can make some people quite literally speechless.
Used with adjective complement
- render: Thursday 18th May 2006 You could be rendered speechless.
- stand: I stood speechless, my mouth open a little.
- leave: On arrival, many guests are left speechless at the natural beauty of the location.
- remain: While Barry Davies remained speechless, the RSPB switchboard went into meltdown.
- become: On the tenth, in the morning, had become speechless; great coldness; acute fever; much perspiration; he died.
- strike: Struck speechless first by my relief, I continued silent from a very different cause.
Modifies a noun
- totaly: A Customer from liverpool england, 8th November, 2004 im speechless totaly lost for words BE WARNED... ... ... ...
- awe: Nonetheless, faith likes to grab a hold of these mind-boggling images as an expression of that speechless awe.
Browse dictionary entries near speechless
- ‹ speechify
- ‹ speech-to-text
- ‹ Speech-to-Speech
- ‹ speech recognition
- ‹ speech, freedom of
- ‹ speech form
- ‹ speech disorder
- ‹ speech community
- ‹ speech clinic
- ‹ speech
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