as in mute
unable to speak
believes that animals deserve basic rights even though they are voiceless
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Recent Examples of voiceless
Mission Beach is effectively voiceless, isolated and unable to secure basic improvements that other coastal communities take for granted.
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
There are the voiceless — animals don’t have a voice, homeless don’t have a voice, the emotionally disturbed on the subway don’t have a voice, veterans don’t have a voice.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
Bully Ray envisioned a moment where a rival taunts the voiceless Knight.
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Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
The monkey, however, remained voiceless throughout the first two seasons as a reflection of Coulter stifling her own voice.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
5 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for voiceless
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
There are the voiceless — animals don’t have a voice, homeless don’t have a voice, the emotionally disturbed on the subway don’t have a voice, veterans don’t have a voice.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
Bully Ray envisioned a moment where a rival taunts the voiceless Knight.
—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
The monkey, however, remained voiceless throughout the first two seasons as a reflection of Coulter stifling her own voice.
—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
5 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for voiceless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voiceless
Adjective
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The only person who knows Diego’s secret is Bernardo (Salvatore Ficarra), his mute manservant.
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Prior to being cast as Aang, Cormier received acclaim for his performance as mute child Joe in the TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand in 2020.
Adjective
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His friends, from brother Luigi (Charlie Day) to Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) veer in a similar direction, somehow coming across less fully formed and three-dimensional than their nearly speechless inspirations from Nintendo‘s flagship franchise.
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.
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“Voiceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voiceless. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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