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speechless

(spiːtʃləs)
adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you are speechless, you are temporarily unable to speak, usually because something has shocked you.
Alex was almost speechless with rage and despair. [+ with]
Synonyms: dumb, dumbfounded, lost for words, dumbstruck More Synonyms of speechless

speechless in British English

(ˈspiːtʃlɪs)
adjective
1. 
not able to speak
2. 
temporarily deprived of speech
3. 
not expressed or able to be expressed in words
speechless fear
Derived forms
speechlessly (ˈspeechlessly)
adverb
speechlessness (ˈspeechlessness)
noun

speechless in American English

(ˈspitʃlɪs)
adjective
1. 
incapable of speech; lacking the ability to speak
2. 
temporarily unable to speak; silent, as from shock
3. 
not expressed or expressible in words
speechless terror
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈvoiceless
Derived forms
speechlessly (ˈspeechlessly)
adverb
speechlessness (ˈspeechlessness)
noun

Examples of 'speechless' in a sentence
speechless

She had so lost her breath that she was almost speechless.
Frances Hodgson Burnett Emily Fox-Seton (1901)
Your creativity leaves others speechless but it's what makes you who you are.
The Sun (2015)
It is beyond awesome; it leaves you speechless.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
When she did, she was almost speechless.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He had leant back against the wall, almost speechless.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At the top, he was so out of breath he was almost speechless.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I am almost speechless to be honest.
The Sun (2010)
They were left temporarily speechless.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Frankly this leaves me speechless.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It left me absolutely speechless.
The Sun (2015)
You know that I am easily terrified and almost speechless.
Christopher Hibbert DISRAELI: A Personal History (2004)
I was almost speechless because it was no one else's fault but mine.
The Sun (2014)
She said: 'I am speechless.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
speechless

British English: speechless /ˈspiːtʃlɪs/ ADJECTIVE
If you are speechless, you are temporarily unable to speak, usually because something has shocked you.
Alex was speechless with fear.
  • American English: speechless
  • Arabic: وَاجِم
  • Brazilian Portuguese: emudecido
  • Chinese: 不能说话的
  • Croatian: bez riječi
  • Czech: oněmělý úžasem
  • Danish: målløs
  • Dutch: sprakeloos
  • European Spanish: sin habla
  • Finnish: sanaton
  • French: coi
  • German: sprachlos
  • Greek: άναυδος
  • Italian: senza parole
  • Japanese: 口のきけない
  • Korean: 말을 못하는
  • Norwegian: målløs
  • Polish: oniemiały
  • European Portuguese: emudecido
  • Romanian: mut
  • Russian: онемевший
  • Latin American Spanish: sin habla
  • Swedish: mållös
  • Thai: ไม่สามารถพูดได้
  • Turkish: nutku tutulmuş
  • Ukrainian: німий
  • Vietnamese: không nói nên lời

Chinese translation of 'speechless'

speechless

(ˈspiːtʃlɪs)

adj

  1. 讲(講)不出话(話)的 (jiǎng bù chū huà de)
    to be speechless with rage/astonishment 气(氣)/惊(驚)讶(訝)得讲(講)不出话(話)来(來) (qì/jīngyà de jiǎng bù chū huà lái)
(adjective) 
Definition
unable to be expressed in words
Alex was speechless with rage and despair.
Synonyms
dumb
We were all struck dumb for a minute.
dumbfounded
I stood there dumbfounded.
lost for words
dumbstruck
astounded
I was astounded by its beauty.
shocked
mum
I'd be in trouble if I let on. So I kept mum.
amazed
I was amazed to learn that most people travel without insurance.
silent
They both fell silent.
mute
I threw her a mute look of appeal.
dazed
aghast
Most people were aghast at the sackings.
inarticulate
extremes of anger, from inarticulate fury to mild irritation
tongue-tied
In their presence I became self-conscious and tongue-tied.
wordless
thunderstruck
I was thunderstruck - it was like magic!
unable to get a word out (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of aghast
Definition
overcome with amazement or horror
Most people were aghast at the sackings.
Synonyms
horrified,
shocked,
amazed,
stunned,
appalled,
astonished,
startled,
astounded,
confounded,
awestruck,
horror-struck,
thunder-struck
in the sense of amazed
I was amazed to learn that most people travel without insurance.
Synonyms
astonished,
surprised,
stunned,
staggered,
bewildered,
astounded,
dazed,
confounded,
perplexed,
gobsmacked (informal),
dumbfounded,
flabbergasted (informal),
stupefied
in the sense of astounded
I was astounded by its beauty.
Synonyms
astonished,
surprised,
shocked,
stunned,
alarmed,
staggered,
startled,
bewildered,
dazed,
confounded,
electrified,
bowled over (informal),
dumbfounded,
flabbergasted,
stupefied

Synonyms of 'speechless'

speechless

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dumbfounded
Definition
speechless with amazement
I stood there dumbfounded.
Synonyms
amazed,
stunned,
astonished,
confused,
overcome,
overwhelmed,
staggered,
thrown,
startled,
at sea,
dumb,
bewildered,
astounded,
breathless,
confounded,
taken aback,
speechless,
bowled over (informal),
gobsmacked (British, slang),
flabbergasted (informal),
nonplussed,
lost for words,
flummoxed,
thunderstruck,
knocked sideways (informal),
knocked for six (informal)
in the sense of inarticulate
extremes of anger, from inarticulate fury to mild irritation
Synonyms
mute,
silent,
dumb,
unspoken,
speechless,
wordless,
voiceless,
unvoiced,
unuttered
in the sense of mum
I'd be in trouble if I let on. So I kept mum.
Synonyms
silent,
quiet,
dumb,
mute,
secretive,
uncommunicative,
unforthcoming,
tight-lipped,
closemouthed
in the sense of mute
Definition
unspoken or unexpressed
I threw her a mute look of appeal.
Synonyms
silent,
dumb,
unspoken,
tacit,
wordless,
voiceless,
unvoiced
in the sense of silent
Definition
failing to speak or communicate when expected
They both fell silent.
Synonyms
mute,
dumb,
speechless,
wordless,
mum,
struck dumb,
voiceless,
unspeaking
in the sense of thunderstruck
Definition
amazed or shocked
I was thunderstruck - it was like magic!
Synonyms
amazed,
astonished,
astounded,
floored (informal),
shocked,
stunned,
staggered,
paralysed,
dazed,
taken aback,
petrified,
aghast,
bowled over (informal),
open-mouthed,
gobsmacked (British, slang),
dumbfounded,
flabbergasted (informal),
nonplussed,
flummoxed,
rooted to the spot,
struck dumb,
left speechless,
knocked for six (informal)
in the sense of tongue-tied
Definition
speechless, esp. with embarrassment or shyness
In their presence I became self-conscious and tongue-tied.
Synonyms
speechless,
inarticulate,
dumbstruck,
struck dumb,
at a loss for words
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