as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
endured an unsatisfying marriage to a seemingly emotionless man
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Recent Examples of emotionless
Yet, however the thing is finally realized, Times Square will no doubt be diminished by the arrival of a casino, with its endless rows of slots, tables, and mechanical, emotionless losing.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead, we've been left with emotionless exchanges that consist of emojis, gifs and short-form abbreviations that replace full sentences and conversational courtesies.
—Dontaira Terrell, Refinery29, 27 Mar. 2025
This game is tied – thanks to those emotionless robot umps.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The teen suspect seemed stoic and emotionless to Julian’ family, who had never seen him before.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead, we've been left with emotionless exchanges that consist of emojis, gifs and short-form abbreviations that replace full sentences and conversational courtesies.
—Dontaira Terrell, Refinery29, 27 Mar. 2025
This game is tied – thanks to those emotionless robot umps.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The teen suspect seemed stoic and emotionless to Julian’ family, who had never seen him before.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionless
Adjective
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The comment is a nod to the stoic—or perhaps desensitized—demeanor of younger travelers in the face of stressors that rattle many.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Successful in disputing Dunbar’s religious exception status are true and deep, Disney’s 20th TV Friday were almost stoic in their victory.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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He is learned, frail, accomplished, absent, selfish and unemotional.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Emotionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionless. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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