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
  • Young Carlisle’s deadpan delivery really makes moments like this sing.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
  • Socially awkward characters offer an opportunity for dry humor and deadpan prose.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of deadpan
Adjective
  • The training will include blank ammunition and training rounds, along with a significant presence of emergency vehicles and loud noises, police said.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Spencer Steer has been the blank tile for Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona’s lineup card.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 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
  • Beshear has no authority, secretary of state says The dispute centers on who gets to decide how a vacant Kentucky Senate seat is filled.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Another is expected to open soon at a vacant East Palo Alto campus.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacant
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