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faceless

faceless

38 5.9
A person or place with no features that make it stand out
  • adjective
  • /ˈfeɪsləs/
translation icon : sin rostro
  • When we work undercover we have to remain faceless.
  • become faceless
  • faceless bureaucrats
  • faceless figures

How do you think faceless channels will change as AI advances?

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Examples

  • But to most Navajos, he was a faceless bureaucrat who embroiled them in poverty.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In a crowded city, he felt like just another faceless commuter among thousands.

  • Let me be the faceless enemy.

  • I see a faceless crowd.

  • This faceless man with whom you find yourself in business is no ordinary criminal.

  • How do you think faceless channels will change as AI advances?

  • The board of directors sold it to some faceless corporation and the gates have been locked ever since.

  • So historically, we had faceless businesses and products, and we didn't think much about the people.

  • The faceless businessman in a bowler hat.

  • And that's sort of what healthcare has become, a sort of faceless institution that really isn't focused on the patient's needs nor satisfaction.

Synonyms

unnamed
vsfaceless
59 4.4

Not having a name mentioned or known

applies more widely to lacking identity or notable features beyond naming
anonymous
vsfaceless
47 4.8

Does not have special features that make it stand out

is more about being plain and unremarkable rather than just hard to identify
nameless
vsfaceless
44 4.4

A person or thing with no known name

is about general lack of distinguishing traits, not only missing a name
inconspicuous
vsfaceless
15 6.9

Not easy to see or notice

concerns missing identity or distinct features rather than low visibility
unidentifiable
vsfaceless
9 6.1

You cannot tell what something or someone is

is less about absolute unrecognizability and more about lacking distinct traits
featureless
vsfaceless
8 5.8

A place or thing that has no clear details

focuses more on lacking identity or individuality than mere visual sameness
characterless
vsfaceless
1 5.8

Having nothing special or interesting

stresses absence of identity rather than simply being boring
nondescript
vsfaceless
6.8

A person who does not stand out and is easy to forget

is broader, stressing lack of identity rather than only dullness
typeless
vsfaceless
7.5

Not having a strong style or special features and seeming bland

leans more toward missing identity rather than only being stylistically plain
unfaced
vsfaceless
8.8

Without visible eyes, nose, or mouth on the front

is metaphorical and emphasizes lack of identity rather than literal face absence

Antonyms

588 2.8

Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising

104 3.9

Has a clear look or sound that makes it different from others

1 4.8

With an outer surface covered in a material like stone or brick

How Distinctive

distinctive
104 3.9
recognizable
  • US
65 2.3
faceless
38 5.9
anonymous
47 4.8

Surface Forms

faceless positive

Morphology

faceless = face (transparent) = face + less

The meaning is directly derived from 'face' + 'less', indicating the absence of distinguishing facial features.

Etymology

Faceless combines face and the ending -less, which means 'without', as in hopeless. It literally means 'without a face', so we call people, buildings, or groups faceless when they seem anonymous or without clear identity or strong features.