SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
impassive
adjective
Showing little or no outward emotion.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Showing little emotion
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Usage distinction
Return to topImpassive describes outward appearance and does not prove that the person feels nothing.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See impassive in use
The judge remained impassive while the two sides presented their accounts.
During a practice auction at the welcome event, Ben's face was impassive even when a bid surprised him.
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