adjective
1.
Synonyms: dumb 1, mute, silent, speechless, unarticulate, voiceless
Antonyms: articulate
2.
Synonyms: tacit 1, implicit, implied, inferred, undeclared, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, wordless
3.
failing to give or incapable of giving clear or effective verbal expression to one's ideas or feelings
made some inarticulate explanation for being late
was completely inarticulate when it came to expressing affection
Synonyms: incoherent, maundering, tongue-tied, unvocal
Related Word: faltering, halting, hesitating, mumbling, stammered, stammering; blurred, indistinct
Contrasted words: facile, glib, smooth
Antonyms: articulate