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Explore Inarticulate through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dumb or mute. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Inarticulate in a sentence

Inarticulate meaning

  1. Not articulated in normal words.
  2. Speechless.
  3. Unable to speak with any clarity.

Synonyms of Inarticulate

dumb mute unspoken tongueless tongue-tied incoherent grunting moaning groaning silent voiceless aphonic aphasic unarticulate wordless

Related words

Other words often associated with Inarticulate or its synonyms:

dull inexplicit unvoiced implicit nonspeaking inaudible stupid disjointed coherent soundless understood surd

Using Inarticulate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not articulated in normal words. | Speechless. | Unable to speak with any clarity.
  • Useful related words include: dumb, mute, unspoken, tongueless.
  • In the example corpus, inarticulate often appears in combinations such as: inarticulate and.

Context around Inarticulate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

too 1× seemed 1× childlike 1× panicked 1× articulate 1×

Often after:

feelings 1× man 1× unintelligent 1× adolescence 1×

Sentence patterns with Inarticulate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a childlike inarticulate man creates 1× critics as inarticulate and unpresidential 1× generalized and inarticulate feelings of 1× has seemed inarticulate and inconsistent 1× he was inarticulate and was 1× perhaps panicked inarticulate unintelligent easily 1× simply too inarticulate to be 1× to articulate inarticulate adolescence through 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a childlike inarticulate 1× in fact in 1× in many cases 1× over the last 1× the incident is 1× the populism scholar 1×

Common sentence endings:

catch all solutions 1× combination of these 1× inarticulate and unpresidential 1× it stands for 1× negate their existence 1× of the craft 1×

Words around Inarticulate

Just before it in the word index:

inarp 3 inaros 3 inarius 2 inari 14 inarguably 20 inarguable 13

Just after it in the word index:

inas 4 inasal 3 inasmuch 38 inattention 30 inattentive 38 inattentiveness 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Inarticulate

  • In this selection, "inarticulate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, too, seemed, childlike, feelings, man and unintelligent stand out and add context to how "inarticulate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a childlike inarticulate man creates and critics as inarticulate and unpresidential. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "inarticulate" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with inarticulate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The incident is Harris’s latest pronouncement ripped by critics as inarticulate and unpresidential. (14 words)

Back then, he was inarticulate and was later convicted of assaulting a topless dancer girlfriend. (15 words)

To be inarticulate about your goals, even to not understand them, does not negate their existence. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

In fact, in Rolling Stone’s“The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Mitchell’s “Blue”is ranked at 30 and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” at sixth — another Black artist whom Wenner deemed simply too inarticulate to be included as a master of the craft. (48 words)

The populism scholar Daphne Halikiopoulou has argued that radical right parties often work by recognizing generalized and inarticulate feelings of anger or dissatisfaction, and offering their policies as catch-all solutions. (31 words)

Over the last decade that it has been in the Opposition, the Congress has seemed inarticulate and inconsistent in terms of what it stands for. (25 words)

Example sentences (9)

In fact, in Rolling Stone’s“The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Mitchell’s “Blue”is ranked at 30 and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” at sixth — another Black artist whom Wenner deemed simply too inarticulate to be included as a master of the craft.

Over the last decade that it has been in the Opposition, the Congress has seemed inarticulate and inconsistent in terms of what it stands for.

The incident is Harris’s latest pronouncement ripped by critics as inarticulate and unpresidential.

The populism scholar Daphne Halikiopoulou has argued that radical right parties often work by recognizing generalized and inarticulate feelings of anger or dissatisfaction, and offering their policies as catch-all solutions.

A childlike inarticulate man creates the impression that his vague, parabolic language is actually profound and he begins to wield significant power.

Back then, he was inarticulate and was later convicted of assaulting a topless dancer girlfriend.

In many cases, suspects may be emotional, perhaps panicked, inarticulate, unintelligent, easily influenced, confused or frightened or a combination of these.

To be inarticulate about your goals, even to not understand them, does not negate their existence.

Wherever possible in the show, we have tried to heighten emotion or to articulate inarticulate adolescence through music, song or dance.

Common combinations with inarticulate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "inarticulate" in a sentence?
An example: "In fact, in Rolling Stone’s“The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Mitchell’s “Blue”is ranked at 30 and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” at sixth — another Black artist whom Wenner deemed simply too inarticulate to be included as a master of the craft." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "inarticulate" from authentic English texts.
What does "inarticulate" mean?
Inarticulate means: Not articulated in normal words.
What are synonyms of "inarticulate"?
Common synonyms of "inarticulate" include: dumb, mute, unspoken, tongueless, tongue-tied, incoherent, grunting, moaning. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "inarticulate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "inarticulate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.