as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
the passionless prose of the divorce papers gave little hint of the bitter feelings that accompanied the end of their marriage
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Recent Examples of passionless
Low-drama does not mean passionless at all.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passionless
Adjective
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The comment is a nod to the stoic—or perhaps desensitized—demeanor of younger travelers in the face of stressors that rattle many.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Successful in disputing Dunbar’s religious exception status are true and deep, Disney’s 20th TV Friday were almost stoic in their victory.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rocha’s face was blank and emotionless after he was given his fate, his standard expression throughout the trial.—
PJ Green
October 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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His face held emotionless focus.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Street Kings is bland, forgettable pulp — Reeves doesn’t enliven it, getting buried along with the rest of a fine ensemble that includes Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, and a pre-Captain America Chris Evans.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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Companies such as OpenAI fine-tune the models behind modern chatbots not just to imitate existing writing, but to use the particularly bland and cheerful style that any chatbot user recognizes.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Passionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passionless. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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