as in nonchalance
the quality or behavior of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion
She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.
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Recent Examples of stoicism
His mother’s dignified stoicism, her heroic ability to stomach pain and disappointment, and her crusade for a life of sacrifice and virtue, forever burn inside Nixon — but so does an insatiable desire to be loved and respected and the acrid taste of social rejection from an early age.
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Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
How’s that for Swedish stoicism?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
His stoicism on the sideline belies the emotion that erupts in meaningful situations.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Back then, Viskari had the stoicism to mask failure but did not yet have the tools to process it.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
How’s that for Swedish stoicism?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
His stoicism on the sideline belies the emotion that erupts in meaningful situations.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Back then, Viskari had the stoicism to mask failure but did not yet have the tools to process it.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoicism
Noun
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Its narrator performs a hazy nonchalance toward death and redemption.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fans reminded Mendes that her significant other is in fact a Hollywood stud, despite her nonchalance to the fact.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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What your boyfriend did was inconsiderate and underhanded and showed disregard for your feelings.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The letter details other claims of favoritism and disregard for recent board directives to curb spending, like attempting to hire for vacant positions and authorizing overtime expenditures despite the hiring and overtime freeze enacted in the board approved fiscal solvency plan.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hunter saw the logic in Ake’s casualness, which as the head of a learning institution projects a warmth and informality that brings her down to earth for her unseasoned cadets.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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This is an ideal choice for those looking for a visible change, but with that effortless casualness that never goes out of style.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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If not for Camilla, who’d gone out of her way to take Regina in, even letting her share the bedroom with her and Lalla, the others wouldn’t have welcomed her—not out of spite, no, because none of them were spiteful after all, but out of indifference, selfishness, plain and simple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, Trump has again revealed himself to be a stain on basic decency and humanity, demonstrating a depraved indifference to suffering and a laser-like focus on gold and glory.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In June 2024, court records show, Moss was charged with three felony counts of domestic battery, three felony counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, two felony counts of intimidation and felony criminal recklessness.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Of course, recklessness is never a good idea.—
Shubham Singhal,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoicism. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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