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

But for every Eddie Van Halen or Randy Rhoads, there were plenty of other face-melters who existed in some form of relative obscurity compared to their more famous counterparts.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The drug’s relative obscurity has allowed its champions to shake off the baggage of the nineteen-sixties, and to position its use, not as hippie hedonism but as a medical intervention compatible with patriotic duty and Christian faith.

— Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscurity

Noun

Write down the pattern, step away from the noise, and protect a little silence.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
As Hayasuke’s text struggles against a regime of silence in Japanese society, Vaz’s adaptation works against the invisibility of radiation, attempting a number of tactics to materialize the invisible.

— Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

This multi-level tale of the battle against oblivion made for one of the Previews’ highlights.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
The man affectionately known as ‘The Messiah’ led this club and its people from mediocrity and potential oblivion to (almost) the very top and to fantasy.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of oblivion

Noun

The Nationals are reluctant to rush King up to the majors, according to people familiar with the team’s thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The anonymity at play ensures that the scope of this threat will stay unknown too.

— Casey Michel, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

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