at a loss for words

Meaning

at a loss for words

(idiomatic) Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.
She was at a loss for words when she saw the number of people who had come to grieve for her husband.

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Synonyms

voiceless silenced speechless soft-spoken mum inarticulate wordless dumbfounded tongue-tied nonplused dumfounded tongueless awestricken marvelling awe-stricken
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Antonyms

speaking intelligible outspoken talkative verbose sociable
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Examples

I am at a loss for words to describe my lack of eagerness to go there. Charles Stross

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech. Richard Nixon

I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified. Talib Kweli

More and more I find myself at a loss for words and didn't want to hear other people talking either. Their conversations seemed false and empty. I preferred to look at the sea, which said nothing and never made you feel alone. Paula McLain

A man with a sense of humor is never at a loss for words or action. Somali Proverb

Women are never at a loss for words. German Proverb

Words in the phrase

at a loss for words

Close letter words and terms

at a long distance at a loose end at a loss at a low cost at a low ebb at a low figure