1
a
: lacking character or individuality : nondescript
the faceless masses
b
: not identified : anonymous
a faceless accuser
2
: lacking a face
facelessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of faceless in a Sentence
a decision made by faceless bureaucrats
it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection
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At this point in the pandemic panic, faceless and soulless internet profiteers were charging $600 for a box of N-95s, so Mom wore the leftover mask from my go-kit to the hospital, last used to cover a fiery place called California.
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Bill Weir, TIME, 12 June 2024
Most of us watch films and shows about less-than-happy topics — war, heartbreak, loss, the tragicomic existence of life behind a desk in a faceless bureaucracy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
But as the credits roll, its absences linger — those shimmering silhouettes of the faceless suits who keep the system chugging along every day, loud and unstoppable over the sound of giggling kids backstage.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2024
In the months before murdering his mother, for instance, a bloated, dull-eyed Gordon had been reduced to playing four sets a night for $30 with a faceless outfit called the Blue Monkeys in a gritty Santa Monica bar.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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Bill Weir, TIME, 12 June 2024
Most of us watch films and shows about less-than-happy topics — war, heartbreak, loss, the tragicomic existence of life behind a desk in a faceless bureaucracy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
But as the credits roll, its absences linger — those shimmering silhouettes of the faceless suits who keep the system chugging along every day, loud and unstoppable over the sound of giggling kids backstage.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2024
In the months before murdering his mother, for instance, a bloated, dull-eyed Gordon had been reduced to playing four sets a night for $30 with a faceless outfit called the Blue Monkeys in a gritty Santa Monica bar.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faceless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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faceless
adjective
face·less
ˈfās-ləs 
1
: not able to be identified
2
: lacking a face
facelessness
noun
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