speechlessness

NOUN

silence

Synonyms

STRONG

blackout calm censorship death dumbness hush laconism lull muteness noiselessness peace quiescence quiet quietness quietude reserve reticence secrecy sleep still stillness sulk sullenness taciturnity uncommunicativeness

WEAK

dead air hush-hush inarticulateness iron curtain saturninity wordlessness

Antonyms

STRONG

agitation clamor disturbance noise

Example Sentences

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Speechlessness seemed to overcome him, and he looked upon his host with a piteous appeal in his face.

From The Puritans by Bates, Arlo