1
a
: lacking character or individuality : nondescript
the faceless masses
b
: not identified : anonymous
a faceless accuser
2
: lacking a face
facelessness
noun
Examples of faceless in a Sentence
a decision made by faceless bureaucrats
it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection
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The victim is not some nameless, faceless corporate automaton.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Creating comedy in which the principal characters are involved in crime does require some balance — worse criminals to contrast with the nicer ones, or a deserving or faceless target, or, as here, no other option.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
As so often happens in war, the enemy remains faceless, its deaths a mere body count.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
For the past three seasons, the series has revealed the quirks, impulses, excesses, dysfunctions, nuances and eccentricities of the wealthy against the backdrop of a luxury resort chain and its not-so faceless employees.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Creating comedy in which the principal characters are involved in crime does require some balance — worse criminals to contrast with the nicer ones, or a deserving or faceless target, or, as here, no other option.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
As so often happens in war, the enemy remains faceless, its deaths a mere body count.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
For the past three seasons, the series has revealed the quirks, impulses, excesses, dysfunctions, nuances and eccentricities of the wealthy against the backdrop of a luxury resort chain and its not-so faceless employees.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faceless. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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faceless
adjective
face·less
ˈfās-ləs 
1
: not able to be identified
2
: lacking a face
facelessness
noun
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