nonexpressive

Examples

• All

• After all, First Amendment doctrine typically distinguishes between "expression," which the Constitution protects against unnecessary government regulation, and "nonexpressive conduct," which ordinarily falls beyond the scope of First Amendment protection.

  Academic text (2017)

• The peer-stranger ratings correlated with each other, indicating that naive individuals were able to accurately judge certain traits of strangers, based solely on nonexpressive facial cues.

  Academic text (1993)

• His expression was completely nonexpressive, making it hard to tell what he was really feeling.

• In the photograph, the subjects wore nonexpressive faces, giving away no hints about their thoughts.

Synonyms

C

clinical

vsnonexpressive

32 6.5

Not showing emotion or personal involvement

is about not showing emotion in look or behavior rather than professional detachment

E

expressionless

vsnonexpressive

11 4.4

Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling

is about not showing emotions more generally in face or behavior

I

impassive

vsnonexpressive

11 7.1

Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice

is about a general lack of outward expression rather than inner feeling

U

unemotional

vsnonexpressive

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

is about not clearly showing emotion in appearance or behavior

E

emotionless

vsnonexpressive

11 5.5

Not showing feelings on the face or in the voice

is about not showing emotions outwardly rather than lacking feeling

P

poker-faced

vsnonexpressive

• Informal

1 6.9

Not showing emotion to hide thoughts or feelings

is neutral lack of display and does not imply deliberate concealment

I

inexpressive

vsnonexpressive

1 5.5

Having little feeling in the face or voice

is broader, covering outward behavior as well as facial expression

A

affectless

vsnonexpressive

1 9.3

A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice

is broader, describing unclear meaning or emotion in action and appearance

N

nonreactive

vsnonexpressive

1 5.3

Someone or something that shows no response when something happens

is focused on unclear emotional appearance rather than response to stimuli

A

aplastic

vsnonexpressive

1 9.9

Shows very little feeling or reaction

is more narrowly about unclear outward emotional appearance rather than inertia

U

unexpressive

vsnonexpressive

5.5

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

is the neutral descriptor for lack of clear external feeling

A

athymic

vsnonexpressive

• Specialized

9.9

Not showing much feeling

is about unclear external display rather than absent inner responses

U

undemonstrative

vsnonexpressive

7.6

Does not show feelings openly to other people

is descriptive of no clear emotion in look or action not choice

U

undemonstrated

vsnonexpressive

7.6

Not showing feelings openly so others cannot tell how they feel

is about lack of clear emotional signals in appearance or behavior

N

nonvocal

vsnonexpressive

6.2

A person who does not say opinions or feelings openly

is about lack of visible emotion not specifically about speaking

Antonyms

E

expressive

41 3.4

Showing feelings and ideas clearly in the face or voice

How Expressive

demonstrative

8 6.0

expressive

41 3.4

reserved

3.7

nonexpressive

7.0

impassive

11 7.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology