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impassive
adjective as in aloof, cool
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- apathetic
- callous
- cold
- cold-blooded
- collected
- composed
- dispassionate
- dry
- hardened
- heartless
- imperturbable
- indifferent
- indurated
- inexcitable
- inexpressive
- inscrutable
- insensible
- insusceptible
- nonchalant
- passionless
- phlegmatic
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sedate
- self-contained
- spiritless
- stoical
- unconcerned
- unexcitable
- unfeeling
- unimpressible
- unmoved
- wooden
Example Sentences
Rocky declined to testify in his own defense and sat largely impassive during the trial, brightening only when Rihanna or his kids showed up in the gallery.
There were gasps and tears but no outbursts of emotion; the atmosphere remained sombre; Megrahi was impassive; no-one banged on the glass.
The normally impassive Carsley finally let his emotions out after the final whistle, joining the celebrations with his players, beaming as he wrapped an equally elated Jones in a bearhug.
One of the most striking things about the video was how impassive you looked after breaking a world record.
Through it all stood the impassive Ancelotti, the masterly facilitator of great players, working it out with the help of those in his charge, including a lengthy touchline conversation with Carvajal close to half-time.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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