as in blank
not expressing any emotion
kept a resolutely inexpressive face throughout the poker game
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Recent Examples of inexpressive
Curiously, given that Casey began as a choreographer, the lackluster dance is energetic but inexpressive.
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David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
What Makes Feathers Such A Compelling Villain? Despite being completely mute and relatively inexpressive, Feathers always manages to dominate the screen, showing a surprising amount of personality without much flair.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
What Makes Feathers Such A Compelling Villain? Despite being completely mute and relatively inexpressive, Feathers always manages to dominate the screen, showing a surprising amount of personality without much flair.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpressive
Adjective
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In their place were mostly blank walls and eggshell hues.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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And for several seemingly interminable minutes, POTUS is absent, his video screen in the Situation Room a blank square.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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“Inexpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpressive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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