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Impassive

/ɪmˈpæsɪv/

Having, or revealing, no emotion.

📖 Definitions of "Impassive"

adjective
  1. 1

    Having, or revealing, no emotion.

  2. 2

    Still or motionless.

🔄 Synonyms of "Impassive"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
deadpannounA style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
unemotionalShowing little or no feeling.
stolidHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
expressionlesswithout expression
poker-facedWearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away.
uncommunicativeTending not to communicate; not communicating.
unexpressiveNot expressive
incommunicativeUncommunicative.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Impassive"

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WordDefinition
expressionlesswithout expression
unemotionalShowing little or no feeling.
uncommunicativeTending not to communicate; not communicating.
incommunicativeUncommunicative.
unexpressiveNot expressive
deadpanDeliberately impassive or expressionless.
poker-facedWearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away.
stolidHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
apatheticVoid of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
unconcernedNot anxious, apprehensive, or worried.
indifferentAmbivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
unmovedNot affected emotionally, or not showing emotion.
unresponsiveNot responsive; unreactive.
emptyDevoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
passiveBeing subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
quietWith little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
stoicnounA person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
temperlessnounShowing no passion; impassive.
impassibleUnable to feel emotion; impassive.
unemotionedimpassive

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