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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
Schuyler was impassive and outwardly calm, but in his very calm projected a certain vulnerability.
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The impassive march of content and the shuffling tread of death.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
The calm pool, impassive and lovely, kept tempting me.
—Hazlitt, 6 Aug. 2025
Blount, who appeared wearing a white button-down shirt and tie, his hands shackled in front of him, his bulging gut and beige tie spilling over his beige pants, appeared impassive and refused to meet his victim’s gaze as Rothschild addressed him personally.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The impassive march of content and the shuffling tread of death.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
The calm pool, impassive and lovely, kept tempting me.
—Hazlitt, 6 Aug. 2025
Blount, who appeared wearing a white button-down shirt and tie, his hands shackled in front of him, his bulging gut and beige tie spilling over his beige pants, appeared impassive and refused to meet his victim’s gaze as Rothschild addressed him personally.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassive
Adjective
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The shades, stoic facial expressions and ensembles?—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, as the stoic monster hunter has become increasingly attuned to his own emotions, the distinct difference between the two actors makes even more sense, given Geralt’s slightly more emotive nature in the story’s current timeframe.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The blank-check boom of 2020 and 2021 saw hundreds of SPACs raise billions.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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October has seen 93 blank sailings, up from 58 in September, according to data from maritime research firm Drewry, with container capacity reduced by roughly 7 percent month over month.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 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
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The company poured $10 billion into its Reality Labs division last year, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was criticized last week after posting a selfie that showed an expressionless version of his avatar in front of the Eiffel Tower.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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Drone footage shows eight officers approach a motionless Green who appeared slumped over with a large pool of blood staining the driveway.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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In a 20-second black and white video of the strike posted to X, a small boat can be seen apparently sitting motionless on the water when a long thin projectile descends on it, triggering an explosion.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, an heiress who marries a seductive baron, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), and moves into his enormous, decaying mansion — which is also inhabited by Thomas' enigmatic sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain).—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Impassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassive. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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