Definition of inarticulate
Adjectives
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
"inarticulate beasts"
"remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"
"inarticulate with rage"
"an inarticulate cry"
- Synonyms:
- unarticulate
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incommunicative, uncommunicative
not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
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aphasic
unable to speak because of a brain lesion
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aphonic, voiceless
being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
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dumb, mute, silent
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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incoherent, tongue-tied
unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
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tongueless, unspoken, wordless
expressed without speech
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speechless
temporarily incapable of speaking
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unarticulated
uttered without the use of normal words or syllables
- Antonyms:
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articulate
expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
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communicative, communicatory
able or tending to communicate
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spoken
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
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eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
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speech-endowed
capable of speech
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well-spoken
speaking or spoken fittingly or pleasingly
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Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
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- euphony
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William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" Chapters 1-6 »(194 words)
Vocabulary study list for William Golding's "Lord of...
- scavenge
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