stone-faced

adjective

Definition of stone-facednext
as in stoic
showing no emotion He stood there stone-faced while the verdict was announced. a stone-faced judge

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Recent Examples of stone-faced Senate Republicans emerged stone-faced from a tense meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 21 May 2026 Both were stone-faced when the jury’s verdicts were read, but afterward Rivera walked over to Nuhfer and gave her a hug at the defense table. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 Although the Marshallese players were mostly stone-faced, their eyes—briefly flitting over to the crowd and the many cameras that followed them onto the field—belied both their excitement and anxiety at the gravity of the moment. — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026 Joshua sat stone-faced in the crowd before being thrown a mic. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stone-faced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone-faced
  1. stoic
  2. blank
  3. collected
  4. composed
  5. calm
  6. empty
Adjective
  • Iriarte-Valdez appeared stoic during the hearing as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Even more shocking is Annie’s encounter with Ramona(Amélie Hoeferle), the stoic and standoffish redhead who looks exactly like Annie’s dead mom and who insists Gordon was also her grandfather.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of stoic
Adjective
  • No sitting down eagerly and staring at a blank document, hoping to craft the next great American novel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The blank instrument cluster can occur randomly at startup, the company said.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of blank
Adjective
  • Data brokers legally comb the internet for such information, build profiles using the collected information, and sell those profiles to anyone who’ll pay.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Paired with the Emme play table, this duo creates the kind of collected look that feels professionally layered.
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026
Definition of collected
Adjective
  • Barbie’s hair choices, too, are ever so composed and elegant.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Replacement Ryunosuke Ito, plucked from Meiji University, had a composed debut, including laying on a try for Matsunaga, who was five for five off the tee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of composed
Adjective
  • Expect a calm palette of neutrals and soft blues, metallic accents, and plenty of natural light, with views either west toward the mountains and desert or north up the Strip.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The extra five minutes spent adjusting a pillow so the incision is protected, the calm explanation of what the next day will look like, the quiet competence that makes a terrifying situation feel manageable—these moments stick.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of calm
Adjective
  • After coming up empty all night, the Angels finally broke the scoreless tie in the eighth.
    — Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of empty

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“Stone-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone-faced. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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