speechless
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- mute, dumb, inarticulate, silent, wordless
- astounded, aghast, amazed, dazed, shocked

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Related Words: aphonic

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English Thesaurus: surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded, staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

speech‧less /ˈspiːtʃləs/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: unspeakable, speechless, outspoken, spoken ≠ unspoken; noun: speaker, speech; verb: speak; adverb: unspeakably]
unable to speak because you feel very angry, upset etc
speechless with
His comments left me speechless with rage.
—speechlessly adverb
—speechlessness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

speechless
adj.
VERBS be, remain, sit, stand Rachel stood speechless.
leave sb, render sb The news left us all speechless.
ADV. completely, totally | almost, practically | for a moment, momentarily, temporarily
PREP. with He was almost speechless with anger.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

surprised having the feeling you get when something happens that you did not expect:
I was surprised to see her again so soon.
I’m really surprised that he remembered my birthday.
Nobody was surprised when they split up.
a surprised expression
amazed [not before noun] extremely surprised, especially by something good or by something that seems hard to believe:
I’m amazed that he survived.
You’ll be amazed when you see the difference.
astonished extremely surprised:
He was astonished by how much she had changed.
an astonished look
astounded extremely surprised or shocked. Astounded sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonished:
She was astounded by how much it cost.
staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded [not before noun] extremely surprised or shocked:
‘What?’ I said, utterly staggered by his answer.
She just sat there looking flabbergasted.
stunned so surprised that you do not know what to do or say:
I was too stunned to protest.
Everyone seemed stunned by his outburst.
They listened in stunned silence.
speechless so surprised that you cannot speak:
I was speechless when I heard that I’d won.
taken aback [not before noun] surprised by what someone says or does, so that you are not sure how to react:
I was a little taken aback by her question.
Sharpe was somewhat taken aback by the girl 's directness.
nonplussed /nɒnˈplʌst $ nɑːn-/ formal surprised and a little confused:
She was nonplussed by such an odd question.
gobsmacked [not before noun] British English informal extremely surprised – a very informal use:
I was absolutely gobsmacked when they told me I had passed.

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