poker-faced

Examples

• All

• Carl looked at him for a split second, poker-faced.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Givens remains poker-faced.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Kenny just stands there, poker faced.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Standing in the back, we notice a number of poker-faced officials, some wearing U.S. military uniforms.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Kenny, poker-faced, takes a drag on his cigarette.

  Fiction book (2000)

• A poker-faced, gray-haired woman said the unit was already gone.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Verrilli is poker-faced, but he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders.

  Blog text (24)

• Vera sneaks a look at Jennifer, who is poker-faced.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Flynn raised his voice, addressing his next comments to the poker-faced agents in earshot.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The detective remained poker-faced during the interrogation, revealing nothing about his thoughts.

Synonyms

T

tight-lipped

vspoker-faced

18 5.7

Not willing to speak or give information

is about hiding feelings through expression, not only by staying silent

E

expressionless

vspoker-faced

11 4.4

Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling

is intentionally blank to prevent others seeing one's thoughts

I

impassive

vspoker-faced

11 7.1

Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice

is deliberately emotionless to avoid revealing inner thoughts

E

emotionless

vspoker-faced

11 5.5

Not showing feelings on the face or in the voice

is a chosen absence of reaction aimed at hiding thoughts

U

unemotional

vspoker-faced

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

is about deliberate concealment of feelings rather than natural calmness

D

deadpan

vspoker-faced

9 7.5

A way of speaking that shows no feeling, often to be funny

is deliberate to hide feelings rather than for comic effect

U

unsmiling

vspoker-faced

3 4.0

Having a serious face that looks unfriendly

is deliberate emotional concealment, not only absence of smiling

I

inexpressive

vspoker-faced

1 5.5

Having little feeling in the face or voice

is a deliberate posture to avoid revealing inner thoughts

A

affectless

vspoker-faced

1 9.3

A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice

is purposely without expression specifically to conceal feelings

P

po-faced

vspoker-faced

• UK

9.4

Showing a serious, unhappy expression with no sign of fun

is deliberate to hide thoughts rather than to show sternness

N

nonexpressive

vspoker-faced

7.0

Showing no feelings on the face or in actions

is the intentional hiding of feelings rather than a general trait

U

unexpressive

vspoker-faced

5.5

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

is used when someone purposely conceals their feelings

U

undemonstrative

vspoker-faced

7.6

Does not show feelings openly to other people

is purposely cold-faced to prevent others reading one's thoughts

U

undemonstrated

vspoker-faced

7.6

Not showing feelings openly so others cannot tell how they feel

is specifically a deliberate lack of emotion to avoid revealing thought

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 Revealing

expressive

41 3.4

open

702 1.0

poker-faced

• Informal

1 6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology