Meanings
adjectivelost for words (comparative more lost for words, superlative most lost for words)
comparative more lost for words · superlative most lost for words
- Speechless from surprise, shock, or confusion.
When I saw the gift, I was lost for words.
Synonyms: at a loss for words, nonplussed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSpeechless from surprise, shock, or confusion.
Translations
Bulgarian без думи
- без думи (bez dumi)speechless from surprise or shock
Dutch met stomheid geslagen
- met stomheid geslagenspeechless from surprise or shock
German baff
- baffspeechless from surprise or shock
Hungarian nem jut szóhoz
- nem jut szóhozspeechless from surprise or shock
Icelandic bit
- bitspeechless from surprise or shock
Irish an chaint a bheith bainte díot
- an chaint a bheith bainte díotspeechless from surprise or shock
Polish brak słów
- brak słówspeechless from surprise or shock
Spanish corchado
- corchadospeechless from surprise or shock
Swedish ställd
- ställdspeechless from surprise or shock
Cite this entry
APA
lost for words. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20for%20words
MLA
“lost for words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20for%20words. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lost for words,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20for%20words.
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