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as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
she remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son's death
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as in blank
not expressing any emotion
an impassive expression on the prisoner's face as his sentence was read
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Recent Examples of impassive
Modern buildings go up in the impassive lunar desert.
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Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
There are also plenty of promotional materials dating from the building’s launch, and in one video clip, Kurokawa sells the merits of the building to an impassive audience of smoking businessmen.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
She is described, variously, as quirky, impassive, naive, vulgar, blithely optimistic.
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
There are also plenty of promotional materials dating from the building’s launch, and in one video clip, Kurokawa sells the merits of the building to an impassive audience of smoking businessmen.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
She is described, variously, as quirky, impassive, naive, vulgar, blithely optimistic.
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassive
Adjective
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However, like many of the exporters in the region who are expressing fears that this may well be a business disruptor for the entire region, the worry about further volatility is being taken with the stoic measures of the post-Covid era.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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Back at home Sunday, he was asked about the display of fiery intensity from Jokic, whose demeanor is usually more stoic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The backs are mostly blank except for a player name and card number.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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And when there was no space left in the hallway, large, blank canvases were hung in the kitchen to make room for more.—
Maddy Keyes,
The Frontier,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The routine calls for this chic, almost expressionless vibe — very different from a typical K-pop performance.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
26 Nov. 2025
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Bale ran to the corner of the pitch, and, having been an expressionless bystander for much of the evening, shouted in ecstasy.—
Hua Hsu,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Inside the bar and across the street next to a food truck, some students dove for cover while others were motionless, trying to understand what was happening.—
Braulio Tellez
Mar. 2,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors allege that when the victim fell to the ground unconscious and motionless, the driver of the vehicle got out and kicked the victim in the head.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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At the center of it all in the Lone Star State were the always-enigmatic Latinx voters — whose voting patterns have long flummoxed pollsters.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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An architect by training, Censori, 31, has been an enigmatic and largely silent fixture in West’s orbit for years, making her statements mostly through provocative performance art that often incorporates public nudity.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Impassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassive. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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