Dumb and Talking

Dumb

Dumb adjective - Deliberately refraining from speech.
Usage example: the mayor has chosen to remain dumb about her activities that night

Talking is an antonym for dumb.

Nearby Words: dumbness, dumbly, dumbed, dumbing

Talking

Talking noun - An exchange of ideas via conversation.
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Synonyms for Talking

Dumb is an antonym for talking.

Nearby Words: talk, talked, talker

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Mighty Med Self-Deprecation}: Whenever Clyde seems to be talking bad about Wallace it's revealed he is actually talking about himself.Clyde: I'm So dumb sometimes.
  • Put it all together and it would be hard to mistake a talking animal for a dumb animal by accident, and a talking carnivore has more in common with a talking herbivore than with a dumb carnivore.
  • The stallion, talking in an African-American accent, angrily accuses the boy of assuming he was dumb just because he was black.
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