voicelessly
In mute fashion
Voicelessly means without using the voice—silently or mutely.
Someone may mouth words voicelessly or weep voicelessly.
In phonetics, voicelessly describes sounds produced without vibration of the vocal cords, as when whispering.
Without audible noise
- mutelyWithout vocal expression
- soundlesslyWithout any audible output
- noiselesslyWithout producing sound
- wordlesslyWithout uttering sounds
inaudibly · speechlessly · quietly · hushed · unspoken · tacitly · in silence
Drama through gesture alone
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
- lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
mouthing · nonverbally · body language · hand signals · facial expression · signing · charades · gesticulating
In a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- sneakilyIn furtive manner
- secretlyWithout others' knowledge
clandestinely · stealthily · undetected · inconspicuously · imperceptibly · discreetly · unobtrusively · on tiptoe
Not perceived aurally
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- muzzledPrevented from speaking
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- suppressedForcibly held down
marginalized · disenfranchised · ignored · gagged · stifled · oppressed · unrepresented
silently
Without audible noise
- mutelyWithout vocal expression
- soundlesslyWithout any audible output
- noiselesslyWithout producing sound
wordlessly · inaudibly · speechlessly · quietly · hushed · unspoken · tacitly · in silence
pantomime
Drama through gesture alone
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
lip-sync · mouthing · nonverbally · body language · hand signals · facial expression · signing · charades · gesticulating
furtively
In a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- sneakilyIn furtive manner
secretly · clandestinely · stealthily · undetected · inconspicuously · imperceptibly · discreetly · unobtrusively · on tiptoe · catlike
unheard
Not perceived aurally
suppressed · marginalized · disenfranchised · ignored · gagged · stifled · oppressed · unrepresented
unvoiced
Not expressed aloud
- aspiratedPronounced with audible breath
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- sibilantFricative with hiss quality
plosive · whispered · breathed · fortis · glottal · dental · alveolar · palatal
voicelesslyexpressively
With outward emotion
eloquently · powerfully · forcefully · passionately · articulately