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unspeaking

ADJECTIVE

inobtrusive

Synonyms

WEAK

buttoned-up clammed up close close-mouthed could hear a pin drop dumb hushed hushful inaudible low low-pitched muffled mute muted noiseless not saying boo peaceful quiescent quieted reserved restrained reticent secretive silent soft soundless speechless still stilled subdued taciturn tasteful tight-lipped uncommunicative unexpressed unobtrusive unuttered whist

ADJECTIVE

mum

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bashful

STRONG

mute quiet shy still

WEAK

buttoned-up clammed up closemouthed hushed muted nonvocal not forthcoming not talkative reserved secretive soundless speechless tight-lipped tongue-tied uncommunicative unsociable voiceless wordless zipped

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated

ADJECTIVE

mute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

silent speechless

STRONG

aphasic muffled mum quiet silenced tongue-tied

WEAK

aphasiac aphonic tongueless unexpressed unpronounced unsounded unspoken voiceless wordless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

communicative

WEAK

articulate speaking vocal

ADJECTIVE

quiet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

muted peaceful reticent silent soft

STRONG

close hushed low muffled mute quieted reserved still stilled whist

WEAK

buttoned-up clammed up close-mouthed could hear a pin drop dumb hushful inaudible low-pitched noiseless not saying boo quiescent secretive soundless speechless taciturn tight-lipped uncommunicative unexpressed unuttered

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clamorous communicative noisy

STRONG

unreserved

WEAK

agitated boisterous complex complicated intricate loud obtrusive troubled

ADJECTIVE

reticent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bashful hesitant mum reserved restrained shy silent taciturn

WEAK

clammed up close close-mouthed dried-up dummied up tight-lipped uncommunicative unforthcoming uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

communicative confident extroverted outgoing talkative unreserved unshy

WEAK

forward unrestrained

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 struck dumb taciturn tongue-tied unclear uncommunicative unheard unsociable voiceless wordless zipped

Antonyms

WEAK

clamorous communicative explicit noisy talkative tangible

Example Sentences

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But it seethes with fathomless challenge, like the unspeaking sea.

From Economist • May 17, 2018

The society she’s chosen is the unspeaking world.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 11, 2016

Her final hope for vengeance lies in the brawny form of a mysterious, unspeaking knight whose face is hidden by armor.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2016

Much more believable is his father Nikolay, unspeaking and frenetic, chopping up wood for a winter that he must know he will never see.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012

For a time, they stood in some embarrassment, unspeaking, immobile.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

unspeaking

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