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
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  • 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
  • The Northern Irish temperament is stoic to the point of obstinance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of stoic
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  • Gone are the days when models were expected to dress like a blank canvas.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Older diagnostic tools simply cannot read this faster language, resulting in a blank screen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of blank
Adjective
  • 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
  • For several years, large majorities of Americans have reported being concerned about how companies use their data, while also having minimal understanding of how collected data is actually used.
    — David Henkin, Forbes.com, 20 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
  • Monaco says this is the foundation for maintaining a calm and organized kitchen.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of wiping firmware, an adversary nudges a setpoint, edits a protection parameter, distorts a sensor feed—or shows the operator a calm screen while the equipment tears itself apart.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of calm
Adjective
  • All three terminals at Kharg have been empty for extended periods, according to shipping analysts at Windward.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, empty-nest boomers sit on a disproportionate share of the family-size homes that millennial parents need but cannot find or afford.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 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 10 Aug. 2026.

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