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toothless

[tooth-lis] / ˈtuθ lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
dull
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flat
STRONG
blunt blunted round square
WEAK
edentate edentulate edgeless not keen obtuse pointless unpointed unsharpened
Antonyms
STRONG
dishonest
WEAK
active bright clear eventful exciting intelligent interesting keen knifelike light lively luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp smart vivacious witty

Example Sentences

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England looked toothless without him against Uruguay and Japan and when he also missed Bayern's game over the weekend, fears grew over a more serious issue than had been diagnosed.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

By now most Americans and Canadians know of Jack Hughes, the impossibly toothy and toothless forward on the 2026 U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

A new report asserts that many of those threats were toothless.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Along with the facial injuries came a toothless grin -- something he explained was not caused by Thursday's tumble.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

They brought in old Pedro Garcia, who shuffled in looking so dark, small, and toothless that Esteban was sur- fjrised at this sign of time’s relentless passage.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende