STOLIDITY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

stolidity

noun

Definition of stolidity

as in impassivity

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Noun

An opportunity for players to showcase their personalities in a sport that often tends toward stoicism.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Scandal, scorn, seminal moments and storybook endings haven’t altered Altuve’s abiding stoicism.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of stoicism

Noun

Nowhere is this indifference to people more apparent than in the treatment of female characters (at least the ones who aren’t big splashy cameos) as rewards or status symbols or spoils of war.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Consumers with authority tend to recognize when a category has not been designed with them in mind, and indifference from brands has a way of becoming indifference to brands.

— Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of indifference

Noun

Spain’s talisman was Lamine Yamal, its nineteen-year-old right winger, who plays the game with bleached tips, implausible speed, and nonchalance, but its superego was Rodri, the team’s central midfielder and captain.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
But in the era of dating apps − essentially another form of social media − the nonchalance with which so many approach dating has gotten out of hand.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of nonchalance

Noun

Rumpled lengths ooze insouciance, radiating a can't-be-bothered energy that, for some, is far cooler than even the bounciest blowout.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026

Definition of insouciance

Noun

The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.

— Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025

Definition of unconcern

Noun

Emily questions such disregard for men, but eventually accepts it as part of the pact to prioritize herself and her newfound sorority.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 July 2026
Garbrandt walked into the same counters that have ended his last several bad nights, and Yanez, who fights with his own reckless disregard for return fire, simply landed first and landed cleaner.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

Definition of disregard

Noun

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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