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
Sitting stone-faced in the audience, Chalamet couldn’t help seeming more princely and entitled by comparison.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Probably not Joe, who hasn’t got the dough Carollo sat stone-faced next to attorney Marc Sarnoff before leaving court without comment.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The justices sat stone-faced, their hands in their laps.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Most other Democrats sat stone-faced but some appeared upset or annoyed.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Holland remained stone-faced, listening.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, who often remains stone-faced on the bench during games, actually appeared to be outwardly enjoying himself during a 27-7 run that put an exclamation point on the Jayhawks’ 86-62 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The men entered a negotiating room stone-faced.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Comey sat stone-faced, staring straight ahead, through most of the hearing.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Probably not Joe, who hasn’t got the dough Carollo sat stone-faced next to attorney Marc Sarnoff before leaving court without comment.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The justices sat stone-faced, their hands in their laps.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Most other Democrats sat stone-faced but some appeared upset or annoyed.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Holland remained stone-faced, listening.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, who often remains stone-faced on the bench during games, actually appeared to be outwardly enjoying himself during a 27-7 run that put an exclamation point on the Jayhawks’ 86-62 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The men entered a negotiating room stone-faced.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Comey sat stone-faced, staring straight ahead, through most of the hearing.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone-faced
Adjective
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And even as his father stood stoic on the sideline, the arena felt the emotional weight of the moment.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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And center Jake Slaughter was, well, as stoic as the All-American has ever been.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The fight is over quaint philosophical concepts such as legacy, standards, inspiration, talent, and whether any of those things actually play into channeling the divine onto a blank canvas.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The robot will vacuum oil from the water’s surface, return to its base station to discharge the collected oil, and then redeploy to the spill site.—
Ben Coxworth
March 10,
New Atlas,
10 Mar. 2026
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The collected data is then analyzed by an outside statistician before the report is issued.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What caught my attention, however, beyond the lip-syncing and costume changes, was the family opposite me: the mother neat and composed, father in golf-course polo and chinos, two thirty-something sons cheering alongside a girlfriend who would not look out of place on a pageant stage.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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Before Tuesday night, Konate had looked much more composed and commanding.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The feature is set in British Columbia, largely in the span of a summer during the nineteen-nineties, in a calm residential suburb on the ruggedly alluring Vancouver Island.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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This is altered by telehealth, which allows patients to start this delicate procedure in a calm, secure and private setting.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nick Seeler added an empty-net goal to complete the scoring.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The founder of Shannon Adamson Interior Design in Seattle, the designer installed sliding racks that fit perfectly in the empty space between the washer/dryer and nearby countertops.—
Lindsey Mather,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Stone-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone-faced. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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