STONE-FACED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

stone-faced

adjective

Definition of stone-faced

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

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Adjective

Lizzie and Bridget’s Relationship in Monster The show quickly portrays a dynamic between Lizzie and Bridget, with Bridget’s brash, uninhibited manner drawing out the more reserved and stoic Lizzie.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
At her trial, her stoic demeanor and shifting testimonies were nearly her ruin.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stoic

Adjective

There’s a blank panel next to the 14 crashes, an ominous open space ripe for fresh carnage.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Andie is a creature of pure ambition and nearly blank morality, a sweatshirt-wearing, 2000s-era daughter of Lady Macbeth and Faye Dunaway in Network, though Wever purposefully didn’t revisit that film to keep her own performance distinct.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Sep. 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

There’s the person who shows up to the executive team meeting, composed and strategic.

— Nicole DuBois, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Each component is prepared separately, allowing the individual flavors and textures to shine before coming together in a balanced, composed bowl.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of composed

Adjective

The beach is right there for swimming and paddleboarding when the surf is calm, and the trails through the dunes are manageable for kids old enough to walk them without being carried.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Notice what would make the space or situation feel safer, calmer, or more like your own.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of calm

Adjective

Large sections of chairs in the hall were empty as delegations filed out in protest of Iranian aggression.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
New Zealand then spent 10 minutes in England's half and appeared to waste it until Du Plessis chased a clearance back to halfway, turned and kicked into empty space and beat everyone to the ball in goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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