struck dumb

ADJECTIVE

silent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hushed mum mute restrained reticent

WEAK

bashful buttoned-up checked clammed up close closed-up closemouthed curbed dumb dummied up faint hush iced inarticulate incoherent inconversable indistinct inhibited laconic mousy muted noiseless nonvocal not talkative reserved shy silentious soundless still taciturn tongue-tied unclear uncommunicative unheard unsociable unspeaking voiceless wordless zipped

Antonyms

WEAK

clamorous communicative explicit noisy talkative tangible

Example Sentences

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struck dumb

And, at times, the poet must be willing to be struck dumb — momentarily blinded before the gift.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2021

Mencken might have been struck dumb, ours is perhaps an apt moment for just such a reminder.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2018

Three generations of women were digitally struck dumb by one’s reference to a naughty schoolboy.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2017

It was Romney’s turn to be struck dumb when the other candidate said something he wasn’t prepared for.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2012

I looked at the map and was momentarily struck dumb.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore