UNEXPRESSIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unexpressive

adjective

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Recent Examples of unexpressive Character designs are clean and readable, albeit unexpressive. — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 Redefine masculinity to include expressing their feelings Too often, masculinity and strength have been marked by a stoic, quiet, emotionally unexpressive presentation. — John Duffy, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021 The term, first meant as an insult, was attached to 1960s abstract artists whose work included hulking monoliths and unexpressive canvasses. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2020

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Adjective

That virtue is undermined here by leads with minimal chemistry, one of them inexpressive and the other archly theatrical, by design if not to rewarding effect.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
Moments of physical intimacy between his protagonists are often relayed in rigid and frustratingly inexpressive language, which occasionally veers into the tiringly smutty.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of inexpressive

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The deadpan set-up played out in a campaign all the way to Super Bowl 2024 where Cera appeared in a spot for CeraVe.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Three years after chatting up his last eccentric stranger on HBO, the deadpan documentarian returns with what basically amounts to a feature-length How To episode.

— A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of deadpan

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