as in blank
not expressing any emotion
kept a resolutely inexpressive face throughout the poker game
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Recent Examples of inexpressive
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
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Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
What Makes Feathers Such A Compelling Villain? Despite being completely mute and relatively inexpressive, Feathers always manages to dominate the screen, showing a surprising amount of personality without much flair.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
What Makes Feathers Such A Compelling Villain? Despite being completely mute and relatively inexpressive, Feathers always manages to dominate the screen, showing a surprising amount of personality without much flair.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, every inexpressive shot and edit connects Gladiator II to Coppola’s Megalopolis and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpressive
Adjective
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Rivera climbed into Feliz’s car; threatened, beat, and tased him, and then shot him in the chest point blank.—
Lourdes Rosado,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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His most lucrative title at one point was a blank book—a patented scrapbook of his own invention.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bale ran to the corner of the pitch, and, having been an expressionless bystander for much of the evening, shouted in ecstasy.—
Hua Hsu,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2022
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The company poured $10 billion into its Reality Labs division last year, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was criticized last week after posting a selfie that showed an expressionless version of his avatar in front of the Eiffel Tower.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2022
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“Inexpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpressive. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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