1
as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
he stood wordless before his accusers
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2
as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
a wordless fondness for each other
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Recent Examples of wordless
The wordless moment between them when Ellie returns home only confirms this.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
The seventh episode of The White Lotus’ third season opens with a wordless montage of images from a Muay Thai match.
—Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The wordless narrative tells the story of life after war, capturing the struggle for freedom in the wake of conflict.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
The seventh episode of The White Lotus’ third season opens with a wordless montage of images from a Muay Thai match.
—Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The wordless narrative tells the story of life after war, capturing the struggle for freedom in the wake of conflict.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordless
Adjective
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While the Trump administration was silent on the details of the document, a New York Times report described it as merely a list of bullet points, not a full draft, citing four officials familiar with the negotiations.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2025
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Proenza Schouler leans toward a silent gesture with its mint green terry dress.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
31 May 2025
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Even though reviews were weaker for this one, The rebranding away from being a Part 2 that requires homework and towards an unspoken finale seems to have worked in the new film’s favor.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
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Organizations come with systems, hierarchies, and unspoken rules.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
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“Wordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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