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as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
she remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son's death
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as in blank
not expressing any emotion
an impassive expression on the prisoner's face as his sentence was read
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Recent Examples of impassive
Dressed in a blue sweatshirt and surrounded by court officers, Henderson remained impassive.
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Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
His face was impassive, his sunglasses up, arms churning through the last of the midafternoon light.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Crucially, Depardon and his impassive camera refuse to pass judgment, letting the subjects—among society’s most vulnerable and marginalized—speak for themselves.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for impassive
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful.
—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
His face was impassive, his sunglasses up, arms churning through the last of the midafternoon light.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Crucially, Depardon and his impassive camera refuse to pass judgment, letting the subjects—among society’s most vulnerable and marginalized—speak for themselves.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for impassive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassive
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The most remarkable performance in the film, however, may be that of real-life counselor Annette Deao, whose firm hand and sympathetic guidance lend Union County its stoic nature.
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Vladimir Petković, the usually stoic 62-year-old coach of Algeria, said he got goosebumps from the way Lawrence has treated his team.
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The computer sat in a corner of the living room, next to his record player, where my brother and I would make mixtapes off his vinyl, using a boombox and blank cassettes.
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Regina asks point blank why Louis keeps coming to see her, and Louis’ honest.
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The 47-year-old, wearing a blue suit and blue tie, was expressionless as the charges against him were described.
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The routine calls for this chic, almost expressionless vibe — very different from a typical K-pop performance.
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The video shows the motionless suspect in a gray hoodie lying facedown on a chair or sofa while still clutching the knife.
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Her bus got within 2 miles of the stadium after 25 minutes, and then sat motionless for 30 minutes at Raytown Road and Ozark Road intersection.
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Naughton joins a cast led by Reeve Carney as the enigmatic Jay Gatsby, Eva Noblezada as Daisy Buchanan and Corbin Bleu as Nick Carraway.
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Excavations at Rising Star have sparked debate about whether these little hominins had all ended up in the caves by tragic accident, or whether they’d been carefully placed there by other members of their enigmatic species, dubbed Homo naledi.
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“Impassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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