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

Asco’s work remained in relative obscurity — living in local mythology through storytellers like Ignacio — for decades.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Smart city programs in Beijing, Shanghai, and other urban centers use AI to track performance and centralize oversight of local officials who once operated in comfortable obscurity, subjecting them to an algorithmic performance review.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscurity

Noun

When Lee is so clearly shattered, sitting at home in silence and in darkness?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Much like how John Cage had tuned in to hear silence full of sound, Paxton tuned the dancer’s attention inward, to perceive bodily stillness full of internal micro-movements.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

While her brother is torn between his sister and power, a devastating secret will reveal that neither resistance nor sacrifice is enough to stop oblivion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Verbinski finally pulled himself out of career oblivion with the gonzo sci-fi action-adventure Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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