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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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Gittes – resourceful, tenacious, worldly Gittes – is essentially struck dumb.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2020

More than one of this year’s fellows described being struck dumb, melting into their chairs, or wondering if it was a hoax.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019

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

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018

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

Not enjoying Branwell’s advantage of being struck dumb, the kids expected me to speak.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

struck dumb

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