TONGUELESS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

tongueless

adjective

Definition of tongueless

as in voiceless

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Recent Examples of tongueless By prolonging the tongueless fish’s life, the isopod might gain enough time to mate and release her eggs. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 July 2021 Arc’teryx, the high-end Canadian apparel company, has taken a step into footwear, and its inaugural line offers progressive features like a tongueless design and a laminated one-piece upper. — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 14 May 2015

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Adjective

Tribal people are not voiceless historical subjects to study but active collaborators helping to understand and protect the past.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
The focus of academics swung to class, race, and gender, to giving voice to the voiceless and documenting injustices.

— Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

Definition of voiceless

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Equipped with the master sword and the Hylian Shield straight out the video game, Rosenauer tried to stay mute just like his character.

— Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
His mute misadventures are the purest expression of animation’s freedom to do and draw anything.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mute

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