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 Last Showgirl is a low-budget indie that’s barely 80 minutes long (fully half of which is wordless shots of the characters posing in front of the Las Vegas skyline), and a muted reception at TIFF put it off most pundits’ radars.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
After Badillo's nearly wordless funeral, the finale fittingly ends with one last family dinner.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Memoir of a Snail
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Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
One under-the-radar story of this awards season is the surprising strength of Flow, the wordless Latvian entry about a bunch of animals trying to survive a flood.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
For me, at least, the best part of the sketch is all of the wordless expressions taking in the absurdity of everything.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
After Badillo's nearly wordless funeral, the finale fittingly ends with one last family dinner.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Best Motion Picture – Animated Flow Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
One under-the-radar story of this awards season is the surprising strength of Flow, the wordless Latvian entry about a bunch of animals trying to survive a flood.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
For me, at least, the best part of the sketch is all of the wordless expressions taking in the absurdity of everything.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordless
Adjective
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Humberto pressures him to keep silent but doing so would mean betraying his communitarian principles.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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The library of Cohen Media Group’s founder, Charles S. Cohen, comprises more than one hundred restored classic titles spanning from the silent era to the present day, including The Buster Keaton Collection and The Merchant Ivory Collection.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The story follows two neighbors, played by Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung, who form a deep, unspoken connection after suspecting their spouses of infidelity.—
Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The scene captures Roz preparing Brightbill for life on his own, a departure filled with unspoken love and goodbyes.—
Tiana DeNicola,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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 15 Feb. 2025.
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