IMPASSIVENESS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

impassiveness

noun

Definition of impassiveness

as in impassivity

a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness the child's inexplicable impassiveness, after all he'd been through, was a source of concern for his relatives

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Noun

According to the report, the boy first developed progressive facial numbness and tingling on the right side of his face, followed by loss of appetite, painful swallowing and vomiting.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Webb, the Oklahoma radiologist, documented four times that a patient lacked numbness, and yet his WISeR application was still denied, citing numbness, which, in the reviewer's interpretation, would rule out the spinal surgery procedure.

— Darius Tahir, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Definition of numbness

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That positive word of mouth would overcome the apathy towards the film's plot and the off-putting remarks from Alcock.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
In the lead-up to this summer’s FIFA men’s World Cup, critics complained about prices, domestic politics, international geopolitics, supposed fan apathy, logistical hurdles and more.

— Andrés Martinez, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Definition of apathy

Noun

Here, emptiness is not vacancy, but composure, proportion and room for thought.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of emptiness

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European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Veeze’s signature rapping voice, which sounds like his vocal cords are coated in phlegm and cough syrup, is increasingly versatile, despite the sometimes half-asleep delivery.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026

Definition of phlegm

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The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of coldness

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