as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
endured an unsatisfying marriage to a seemingly emotionless man
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Recent Examples of emotionless
Čapek’s initially emotionless robots develop into conscious, thinking beings and then violently revolt against their human creators.
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David M. Ewalt, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
An emotionless Hamlin sat in his car, wiping his face with a towel as Larson celebrated with his team.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Rocha’s face was blank and emotionless after he was given his fate, his standard expression throughout the trial.
—Pj Green
october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
His face held emotionless focus.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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David M. Ewalt, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
An emotionless Hamlin sat in his car, wiping his face with a towel as Larson celebrated with his team.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Rocha’s face was blank and emotionless after he was given his fate, his standard expression throughout the trial.
—Pj Green
october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
His face held emotionless focus.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionless
Adjective
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The actor, who plays the sexy but stoic Ilya Rozanov on HBO Max's horny hockey drama, will be making his SNL debut.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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My Apple watch warned me of dangerous noise levels; Twix remained stoic.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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He is learned, frail, accomplished, absent, selfish and unemotional.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Emotionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionless. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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