emotionless

Examples

• All

• He had such a cold, totally emotionless expression.

  Two Hot Takes

• You know how emotionless and cold she is.

  Naqoyqatsi (2002)

• Look at his big black eyes, emotionless face.

  Theo Von

• His face seemed shut down, emotionless, as if he were not there at all, though his eyes remained open.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "Kicva," he said, his voice low and so flat as to be emotionless.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I found myself wondering often where the cold and emotionless Chigurh would take us next.

  Blog text (20)

• Hu's voice was steady and flat now, emotionless, but her eyes were wild.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The park ranger is a beefy man in his late fifties and talks with emotionless, military precision.

  Fiction book (1993)

• At the morgue, until she'd broken down, she'd spoken in the emotionless monotone of a person in shock.

  Fiction book (1991)

• His emotionless face revealed nothing of the anger he felt inside.

Synonyms

C

clinical

vsemotionless

32 6.5

Not showing emotion or personal involvement

is about absence of feeling rather than professional detachment

A

apathetic

vsemotionless

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

is different by meaning no emotional response rather than indifference

E

expressionless

vsemotionless

11 4.4

Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling

is about having no internal feeling or passion at all

I

impassive

vsemotionless

11 7.1

Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice

refers to genuinely not being affected by feelings inside

U

unemotional

vsemotionless

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

is stronger, meaning completely not affected by feelings or passion

U

unmoved

vsemotionless

8 5.1

Not showing strong feelings or any visible reaction

is similar but stresses a total internal lack of feeling

P

passionless

vsemotionless

3 6.2

Not showing strong feelings or interest

is about having no emotional response or being unaffected internally

P

poker-faced

vsemotionless

• Informal

1 6.9

Not showing emotion to hide thoughts or feelings

is not only a deliberate show but an actual lack of feeling

A

affectless

vsemotionless

1 9.3

A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice

is truly not affected internally by feelings or passion

C

cold-eyed

vsemotionless

1 7.6

Not showing strong feeling when judging something

is broader, meaning a total lack of internal feeling or passion

U

unimpassioned

vsemotionless

1 7.4

Calm and not showing strong feelings

is more absolute, meaning not affected at all by feelings

N

nonexpressive

vsemotionless

7.0

Showing no feelings on the face or in actions

means the person is also not affected emotionally inside

U

unexpressive

vsemotionless

5.5

A person or thing that shows very little feeling in the face and voice

instead emphasizes a complete lack of internal feeling or passion

A

athymic

vsemotionless

• Specialized

9.9

Not showing much feeling

is the broader idea of being not affected by feelings

I

impassible

vsemotionless

8.3

Not showing any emotion on the face

focuses on truly not being moved by feelings or passion

U

undemonstrative

vsemotionless

7.6

Does not show feelings openly to other people

is stronger, indicating an absence of internal feeling or passion

Antonyms

E

emotional

535 2.1

Showing strong feelings that are easy to see

E

expressive

41 3.4

Showing feelings and ideas clearly in the face or voice

How Emotional

hysterical

• Informal

163 3.9

passionate

329 2.8

emotional

535 2.1

calm

735 1.0

reserved

3.7

emotionless

11 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology