as in blank
not expressing any emotion
kept a resolutely inexpressive face throughout the poker game
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Recent Examples of inexpressive
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.
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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
Curiously, given that Casey began as a choreographer, the lackluster dance is energetic but inexpressive.
—David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
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
Curiously, given that Casey began as a choreographer, the lackluster dance is energetic but inexpressive.
—David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpressive
Adjective
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Paper was scarce during the war, so the boy would roust himself out of bed early and intercept the delivery of newspapers and magazines, going at their blank margins with his pencil, drawing figures, cartoons, landscapes, whatever struck his fancy.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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The other was the first issue of another Transformers comic that originally had a blank cover.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The 47-year-old, wearing a blue suit and blue tie, was expressionless as the charges against him were described.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The routine calls for this chic, almost expressionless vibe — very different from a typical K-pop performance.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Inexpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpressive. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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