tongue-tied
How to pronounce tongue-tied:
Synonyms for tongue-tied:
inarticulate
incoherent
incomprehensible
laconic
mute
quiet
reserved
reticent
silent
speechless
taciturn
unarticulate
uncommunicative
voiceless
Antonyms for tongue-tied:
able to talk the hind legs off a donkey
ambagious
articulate
babbling
big-mouthed
blabby
blathering
bombastic
candid
chattering
chattery
chatty
circuitous
circumlocutory
clear
cogent
coherent
communicable
communicative
conversable
conversational
convoluted
demonstrative
diffuse
digressive
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