unworded
Left without language
Unworded describes something not put into words—thoughts, feelings, or understandings that remain unexpressed or inexpressible: an unworded agreement between them, The grief was still unworded.
The term suggests experiences that exist before or beyond language, or communications so intuitive they need no verbal form.
Not verbally expressed
- unutteredNot expressed aloud
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
- tacitUnderstood without words
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
unvoiced · unexpressed · unarticulated · unstated · undeclared · suppressed · withheld · bottled
Relating to body movements
- unwrittenNot set down formally
- bodilyOf the physical form
- facialBeauty service for skin
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
felt · sensed · preverbal · instinctive · visceral · emotional · somatic · kinesthetic
Producing no sound
- muteWithout voice or sound
- inarticulateUnable to express clearly
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
- voicelessHaving no voice
dumbstruck · speechless · unspeaking · hushed · quiet · stunned · agape · stupefied
Cannot be put into words
- inexpressibleCannot be put into words
- namelessWithout any designation
- undefinableCannot be characterized
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
sublime · profound · unfathomable · mysterious · overwhelming · numinous · sacred · mystical
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
implicit · unvoiced · unexpressed · unarticulated · unstated · undeclared · suppressed · withheld · bottled · repressed
gestural
Relating to body movements
intuitive · felt · sensed · preverbal · instinctive · visceral · emotional · somatic · kinesthetic · telepathic
silent
Producing no sound
- muteWithout voice or sound
- inarticulateUnable to express clearly
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
voiceless · dumbstruck · speechless · unspeaking · hushed · quiet · stunned · agape · stupefied · dumbfounded
indescribable
Cannot be put into words
- inexpressibleCannot be put into words
- namelessWithout any designation
- undefinableCannot be characterized
transcendent · sublime · profound · unfathomable · mysterious · overwhelming · numinous · sacred · mystical · ethereal
unwordedworded
Expressed through language
verbalized · spoken · articulated · expressed · stated
unwordedexplicit
Clearly and directly expressed
defined · expressed · manifest · formulated · articulate