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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Yet this year, and the past few years, a faceless influence has been imposing itself on the plots of Grand Slams and their heroes and villains.
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Marek Makowski, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2023
In Smith’s hands, images of justice and safety warp into a carnival of faceless judges and rigged games.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
In a later scene, faceless bodies smear it across his face while pressing his body into the messy ground.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
An elementary plot with a master behind the wheel, Duel is every motorist’s nightmare: a faceless trucker in a tractor-trailer terrorizes a business man in the desert.
—Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
Expect lots of fantasy action violence, including fighting (pushing, shoving, kicking) in mech suits and/or with helmeted (thus, faceless) minions.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
No giant server farms in faraway lands, no faceless corporations using your data to generate ad revenue.
—WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
His new enemy is a near-omniscient AI program — nameless, faceless and (one hopes) odorless — that basically wants to hack the entire world.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
Dubbed The Entity, this faceless, stateless antagonist is an artificial intelligence capable of infiltrating pretty much any digital network to chaotic ends.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 28 June 2023
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Marek Makowski, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2023
In Smith’s hands, images of justice and safety warp into a carnival of faceless judges and rigged games.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
In a later scene, faceless bodies smear it across his face while pressing his body into the messy ground.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
An elementary plot with a master behind the wheel, Duel is every motorist’s nightmare: a faceless trucker in a tractor-trailer terrorizes a business man in the desert.
—Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
Expect lots of fantasy action violence, including fighting (pushing, shoving, kicking) in mech suits and/or with helmeted (thus, faceless) minions.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
No giant server farms in faraway lands, no faceless corporations using your data to generate ad revenue.
—WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
His new enemy is a near-omniscient AI program — nameless, faceless and (one hopes) odorless — that basically wants to hack the entire world.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
Dubbed The Entity, this faceless, stateless antagonist is an artificial intelligence capable of infiltrating pretty much any digital network to chaotic ends.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 28 June 2023
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First Known Use
1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faceless. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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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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