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synonyms for tongue-tied

  • amazed
  • astounded
  • dazed
  • dumbfounded
  • garbled
  • mute
  • shocked
  • shy
  • stammering
  • aghast
  • at a loss for words
  • bashful
  • choked up
  • dumbstruck
  • inarticulate
  • mum
  • silent
  • speechless
  • uncommunicative
  • voiceless
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tongue-tied, such as: amazed, astounded, dazed, dumbfounded, garbled, and mute.
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How to use tongue-tied in a sentence

At this impudent and barefaced falsehood, the agent was tongue-tied, but he turned to Hank.
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FISHERIESFRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER
She was unwilling to speak; she wanted to make Frederick understand what kind of person Mr. Thornton was—but she was tongue-tied.
NORTH AND SOUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL
For fear of getting tongue-tied again, I set right in, with a steady stream of talk.
THE PORTLAND SKETCH BOOKVARIOUS
He felt tongue-tied, more than usually awkward, terribly and shamefully nervous.
THE IMAGINARY MARRIAGEHENRY ST. JOHN COOPER
Even though I'd told the story three times that night, I found myself tongue-tied.
LITTLE BROTHERCORY DOCTOROW
I was incapable of finding a suitable reply, and stood, tongue-tied, staring foolishly at the old man.
THE BLUE GERMMARTIN SWAYNE
And Mahbub stared deliberately at the Englishman, who stared as deliberately at Kim, quivering and tongue-tied.
KIMRUDYARD KIPLING
I suppose because I am so tongue-tied with other people I pour forth everything upon you.
THE GIRL SCOUTS IN BEECHWOOD FORESTMARGARET VANDERCOOK
Billie had never been alone like this with Teddy before, and she was wondering why it made her tongue-tied.
BILLIE BRADLEY ON LIGHTHOUSE ISLANDJANET D. WHEELER
I saw no way to clear her, and had there been the plainest way, dumb rage would still have held me tongue-tied.
THE MASTER OF APPLEBYFRANCIS LYNDE
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WORDS RELATED TO TONGUE-TIED

  • at a loss for words
  • inarticulate
  • incoherent
  • mousy
  • mum
  • mute
  • quiet
  • silent
  • soundless
  • speechless
  • tongue-tied
  • uncommunicative
  • voiceless
  • wordless
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.