Antonyms of adj voiceless

4 senses of voiceless

Sense 1
unvoiced (vs. voiced), voiceless, surd, hard -- (produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'")


Sense 2
disenfranchised (vs. enfranchised), disfranchised, voiceless, voteless -- (deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets")


Sense 3
breathed, voiceless -- (uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers")

INDIRECT (VIA inaudible) -> audible, hearable -- (heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper")

Sense 4
aphonic, voiceless -- (being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech)

INDIRECT (VIA inarticulate) -> articulate -- (expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings")

Similarity of adj voiceless

4 senses of voiceless

Sense 1
unvoiced (vs. voiced), voiceless, surd, hard -- (produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'")
       => whispered -- (spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords; "a long whispered conversation")

Sense 2
disenfranchised (vs. enfranchised), disfranchised, voiceless, voteless -- (deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets")

Sense 3
breathed, voiceless -- (uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers")
       => inaudible (vs. audible), unhearable -- (impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation")

Sense 4
aphonic, voiceless -- (being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech)
       => inarticulate (vs. articulate), unarticulate -- (without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry")

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