unexpressive

Examples

• All

• At the physical exam, the patient has an unexpressive face and difficulty walking, and a continuous movement of the tip of the first digit over the tip of the second digit of the left hand is seen at rest.

  Academic text (2017)

• Her unexpressive delivery made the poem even sillier, and she was quite a hit.

  Fiction book (1994)

• None of this is to say that either seems like a cold man or an unexpressive one.

  Blog text (13)

• Over dinner that night, they smiled coolly again from opposite ends of the terrace, unexpressive northerners.

  Fiction book (1998)

• His face was unexpressive, giving no indication of his thoughts or feelings.

• Despite the good news, he remained unexpressive, showing little reaction to the announcement.

Synonyms

E

empty

vsunexpressive

351 3.7

Feeling like you have no feelings inside

refers to absence of visible emotion rather than falseness or emptiness

C

clinical

vsunexpressive

32 6.5

Not showing emotion or personal involvement

is about simple lack of expression rather than professional detachment

E

expressionless

vsunexpressive

11 4.4

Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling

permits slight expression or emotion rather than total absence

I

impassive

vsunexpressive

11 7.1

Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice

may sometimes express slight feeling or soft reactions in manner

E

emotionless

vsunexpressive

11 5.5

Not showing feelings on the face or in the voice

may show limited feeling or mild responses instead of none

U

unemotional

vsunexpressive

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

is about surface lack of expression rather than inner calmness

D

deadpan

vsunexpressive

9 7.5

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

can be unintentional lack of expression rather than a comic device

P

poker-faced

vsunexpressive

• Informal

1 6.9

Not showing emotion to hide thoughts or feelings

may reveal lack of feeling without intending to hide thoughts

I

inexpressive

vsunexpressive

1 5.5

Having little feeling in the face or voice

allows slightly more visible feeling rather than complete absence

A

affectless

vsunexpressive

1 9.3

A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice

can allow small facial cues or brief emotional signals

N

nonexpressive

vsunexpressive

7.0

Showing no feelings on the face or in actions

focuses on visible lack of expression rather than unclear meaning

I

impassible

vsunexpressive

8.3

Not showing any emotion on the face

allows small emotional reactions rather than being wholly unaffected by events

A

athymic

vsunexpressive

• Specialized

9.9

Not showing much feeling

describes surface appearance, not clinical absence of normal responses

U

undemonstrative

vsunexpressive

7.6

Does not show feelings openly to other people

describes a habit of restraint rather than momentary absence of emotion

Antonyms

E

expressive

41 3.4

Showing feelings and ideas clearly in the face or voice

How Expressive

animated

30 3.7

expressive

41 3.4

reserved

3.7

unexpressive

5.5

blank

89 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology