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impassive
showing no emotion or reaction
Synonyms
- stoic
- unemotional
- expressionless
Antonyms
- expressive
- emotional
- reactive
impassive in a sentence
The guard remained impassive as the protesters shouted outside the gate.
Mara listened with an impassive expression that concealed whether she agreed.
Where it comes from
From Late Latin impassivus, meaning 'unable to suffer or feel.'
Memory hook
IM-PASSIVE means 'not responsive': an impassive face gives nothing away.
Read it in context
- An Opera by Post Arts