expresionless

adjective

as in inexpressive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expresionless
  1. inexpressive
  2. deadpan
  3. blank
  4. unexpressive
  5. vacant
Adjective
  • That virtue is undermined here by leads with minimal chemistry, one of them inexpressive and the other archly theatrical, by design if not to rewarding effect.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
  • Moments of physical intimacy between his protagonists are often relayed in rigid and frustratingly inexpressive language, which occasionally veers into the tiringly smutty.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of inexpressive
Adjective
  • Socially awkward characters offer an opportunity for dry humor and deadpan prose.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • And when commenters who don’t get the satire (or just don’t like it) express genuine outrage, Fox answers with deadpan indignance.
    — Frank DiGiacomo, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
Definition of deadpan
Adjective
  • Although the primary palette used in its design is black and white, the logo is a blank canvas that frequently gets represented in different colors or patterns to match trending London conversations or events, much like Google Doodles.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Ying’s Brentwood hotel room was searched by law enforcement officers, who found that blank manuscripts that were in the style of those missing from UCLA, prosecutors said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of blank
Adjective
  • Character designs are clean and readable, albeit unexpressive.
    — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Definition of unexpressive
Adjective
  • Because of rising costs, only one phase was ever completed, and the land next door that was supposed to be Phase Three continues to sit vacant.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Homeless encampments that serve as places for drug addicts to shoot up line several vacant and overgrown lots.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of vacant
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“Expresionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expresionless. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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