voiceless
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˈvɔɪsləs/
:
sin voz
- The government has too much power, and the people are voiceless and helpless.
- voice of the voiceless
- remain voiceless
Because when communities who have been voiceless speak up, the people who fear them get louder.
- Because when communities who have been voiceless speak up, the people who fear them get louder.
- So I have been playing a role as voice of voiceless people and defender of defenseless people.
- And so many people that are voiceless, that have no one reaching out and speaking up for them, helping them out.
- Oh, protective of the most voiceless and vulnerable.
- They, they want them joyless and jobless and voiceless.
Examples
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This is about being a voice for the voiceless, about speaking up for those who can't speak for themselves.
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She felt voiceless in the meeting, unable to express her opinions among her peers.
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For example, they give the voiceless people a channel to make your voice heard.
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I decided to create this platform to get the chance to the voiceless because they were there, but no one were seeing them.
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A voice for the voiceless, you might say.
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"End result," he said, "the voiceless remained voiceless."
Academic text (2004) -
And so many people that are voiceless, that have no one reaching out and speaking up for them, helping them out.
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We are the voice of the voiceless!
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We as the young people of this nation are calling out and it's about time that the voices of the voiceless are heard.
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Human rights have gone global by going local, empowering the powerless, giving voice to the voiceless.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
397
1.0
Not speaking when people expect an answer
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4.1
Not using speech, often shown by a look or gesture
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5.1
Not speaking, staying silent for any reason
Unable to speak or make a sound and so cannot express feelings
Not able to speak and only able to whisper
Made quiet or unable to speak by something outside
A way to send messages without using the voice, for example gestures
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
A group of people who cannot speak up or are not heard in society
- Specialized
A consonant you make without the vocal cords moving, like the 'p' in pat
How Heard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Voiceless comes from voice and -less, where -less means 'without', so it literally means 'without a voice' and is a helpful image for people who cannot speak or who are not heard.