FACELESSNESS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

facelessness

noun

Definition of facelessness

as in obscurity

the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown the facelessness of those early participants in the American civil rights movement

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Recent Examples of facelessness Many imaginative fans saw Slender Man’s facelessness as a blank canvas in which to reimagine him in any number of ways, Chess added. — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025

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Noun

SailGP is sailing’s best opportunity to emerge from obscurity.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The historic watchmaker, which clocked nearly two centuries in the industry before fading into obscurity in the early 1990s, has officially relaunched with the help of Breitling.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscurity

Noun

Their silence two days after Steinem's death contrasted with the outpouring of grief, thanks and respect for Steinem from leading figures on the left, particularly of her generation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Detric Bing-Dukes stood in silence as the scene erupted around him.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

None of this happened by accident, and the proof is in the long list of former Dell competitors from its founding era, who have faded into oblivion.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Her pain becomes something to be shared with a caring audience, rather than privately medicated into oblivion.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblivion

Noun

The Dodgers could be sold for a valuation of $10 billion to $13 billion — at the higher end, three times as much as the record sale price for a major league team — an industry source told The Times on the condition of anonymity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Sources at Chelsea, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, accused Monaco of unprofessionalism for reneging on a €54million (£47m) deal agreed just hours earlier.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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