expresionless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expresionless
Adjective
  • Curiously, given that Casey began as a choreographer, the lackluster dance is energetic but inexpressive.
    David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
  • Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
    Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The novel is in many ways a string of dazzlingly deadpan and sharp observations about navigating the strange world of now, from predictive advertising to sugar babying to dead college friends.
    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) Fans of Yorgos Lanthimos' work (Poor Things, Dogtooth) admire his signature icy, deadpan style.
    Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The court found Kurashov guilty of firing on the Ukrainian soldier at point blank range during an attack in the vicinity of the village of Pryiutne in the Zaporizhzhia region on January 6, 2024.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Similarly, in the second move, the number eight from the top row is moved down, creating a blank square in the middle of the top row.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • My face was an ugly, unexpressive mess.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Redefine masculinity to include expressing their feelings Too often, masculinity and strength have been marked by a stoic, quiet, emotionally unexpressive presentation.
    John Duffy, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021
Adjective
  • Greenwood Republican Stacie Smith is seeking election to the vacant Senate District 26 seat formerly held by the late Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, Smith announced on Thursday.
    Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
  • City Council members approved last month cutting five employees, eliminating 15 vacant positions and other maneuvers to close a $3 million budget deficit.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Expresionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expresionless. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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