1
a
: lacking character or individuality : nondescript
the faceless masses
b
: not identified : anonymous
a faceless accuser
2
: lacking a face
facelessness
noun
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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The past two generations of health care have been about gradual socialization of medicine, which has subordinated both patients and doctors to faceless bureaucrats and insurers.
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Slender Man himself emerged years earlier, in 2009, from a chilling online illustration depicting an unnaturally tall, faceless figure with long, tentacle-like limbs.
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Anthony Digiorgio, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
Over four days, people from vastly different backgrounds took to the streets to defend the welfare of humanity against the encroachment of corporate power and the loss of popular sovereignty to faceless bureaucrats.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
The past two generations of health care have been about gradual socialization of medicine, which has subordinated both patients and doctors to faceless bureaucrats and insurers.
—Kim-Lien Nguyen, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Slender Man himself emerged years earlier, in 2009, from a chilling online illustration depicting an unnaturally tall, faceless figure with long, tentacle-like limbs.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faceless. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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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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