emotionlessly

Examples

• All

• He accepted the news of his promotion emotionlessly, as if it didn't matter to him at all.

• "Emotionlessly, Chris asked, 'Do you expect this jury to believe that Mr. Reese murdered so many people?'"

  Fiction book (1999)

• All the while, in the background, The Goonda and his two thugs watch emotionlessly as Ashoka.

  Fiction book (1992)

• "If the family cannot be located, Teresa and Cristobal will have to go into foster care," I tell her, speaking slowly, with absolute level conviction, as clearly and emotionlessly as possible, the way you advise a criminal of his rights.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I unzipped the cover to my tennis racket and noted emotionlessly the hole in its middle; the strings had snapped and unraveled.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The teacher explained the rules of the game emotionlessly, leaving the students confused about what to do next.

Synonyms

I

impassively

vsemotionlessly

4 6.8

In a way that shows no feeling or reaction

focuses solely on absence of feeling without implying calmness

V

vacantly

vsemotionlessly

3 4.8

In a blank way that shows no interest or thought

means absence of emotion specifically rather than mental emptiness

U

unblinkingly

vsemotionlessly

1 7.5

Without showing any feeling or surprise

means no emotion broadly, not only absence of physical reaction

U

unemotionally

vsemotionlessly

1 5.0

In a calm way that does not show feelings

is identical in meaning and also shows no emotion or feeling

I

insensibly

vsemotionlessly

1 7.4

In a way that shows no feeling or awareness

means absence of feeling but not necessarily numbness or loss of awareness

S

stonily

vsemotionlessly

1 8.0

In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling

is simply lacking feeling without the cold, harsh tone

E

expressionlessly

vsemotionlessly

1 6.0

In a way that shows no feeling on the face

covers lack of inner feeling as well as facial blankness

A

apathetically

vsemotionlessly

1 7.3

In a way that shows no interest or energy

is about having no emotion rather than low interest or concern

U

unsentimentally

vsemotionlessly

1 8.0

In a way that shows little feeling

is about lacking emotion in any context, not only sentiment

I

inexpressively

vsemotionlessly

7.4

In a way that shows no feeling on the face

refers more generally to any lack of inner feeling rather than just face

U

unfeelingly

vsemotionlessly

7.5

In a way that does not show care or kindness

means no emotion but does not necessarily deny sympathy explicitly

U

unaffectedly

vsemotionlessly

7.8

Calmly without showing any emotion

simply lacks emotion without stressing calm composure or influence resistance

P

phlegmatically

vsemotionlessly

9.6

Calmly and without showing much feeling

describes unmoved lack of feeling without the calm temperament focus

S

soullessly

vsemotionlessly

8.0

In a way that shows no feeling or human warmth, like a machine

denotes lack of feeling but not the strong judgment of lifelessness

Antonyms

E

emotionally

369 2.7

In a way that shows strong feelings

How Emotional

passionately

66 2.8

emotionally

369 2.7

calmly

110 1.0

emotionlessly

6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology