AFFECTLESSNESS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

affectlessness

noun

as in numbness

a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness though she always acts so blasé about everything, I think her air of affectlessness is largely put on

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Noun

Symptoms include tingling, numbness, muscle weakness, balance issues and muscle cramps.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Tests revealed a herniated disk, which impacted nerves in Jones’ back and caused numbness in his leg.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of numbness

Noun

European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Veeze’s signature rapping voice, which sounds like his vocal cords are coated in phlegm and cough syrup, is increasingly versatile, despite the sometimes half-asleep delivery.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026

Definition of phlegm

Noun

For so long, the Sixers have drawn something close to apathy.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Of course Shanahan’s non-football injury won’t rewrite NFL safety policy, but its novelty (as twisted as that sounds) should strip away our collective apathy for just a moment.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of apathy

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Gone are the extended multi-part suites and intricate guitar workouts, replaced by slight, tender melodies engulfed in a striking emptiness.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
Years of waiting for his return were answered with disappointing emptiness, a frustration that could be permanent if McGregor never sets foot in another octagon.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of emptiness

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