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All nonvocal synonyms

voΒ·cal
N n

adjective nonvocal

  • silent β€” making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
  • hushed β€” Having a calm and still silence.
  • imperceptible β€” very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
  • muffled β€” to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.
  • hear β€” to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
  • closemouthed β€” not talking much; telling little; taciturn
  • faint β€” lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
  • low β€” to utter by or as by lowing.
  • mum β€” silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
  • mumbled β€” Simple past tense and past participle of mumble.
  • mute β€” silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
  • muted β€” silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
  • noiseless β€” accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
  • quiet β€” making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • soundless β€” unfathomable; very deep.
  • still β€” remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
  • unclear β€” free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
  • uncommunicative β€” not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
  • voiceless β€” having no voice; mute.
  • wordless β€” speechless, silent, or mute.
  • bashful β€” Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
  • shy β€” bashful; retiring.
  • reserved β€” kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
  • secretive β€” secretory.
  • speechless β€” temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.: speechless with alarm.
  • tight-lipped β€” speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.
  • tongue-tied β€” unable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise.
  • unsociable β€” not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
  • zipped β€” zero or nothing: The score of last night's hockey game was 4–zip.
  • restrained β€” characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
  • reticent β€” disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
  • checked β€” Something that is checked has a pattern of small squares, usually of two colours.
  • close β€” When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • curbed β€” Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
  • dumb β€” lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
  • hush β€” to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
  • iced β€” of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
  • inarticulate β€” lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
  • incoherent β€” without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
  • inconversable β€” (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
  • indistinct β€” not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
  • inhibited β€” overly restrained.
  • laconic β€” using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
  • mousy β€” resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.
  • taciturn β€” inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
  • unheard β€” not heard; not perceived by the ear.
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