expresionless

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Adjective
  • Moments of physical intimacy between his protagonists are often relayed in rigid and frustratingly inexpressive language, which occasionally veers into the tiringly smutty.
    Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Curiously, given that Casey began as a choreographer, the lackluster dance is energetic but inexpressive.
    David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Dodgers’ social media team nudged Smith out of that public shell a bit this spring, in a spot promoting his bobblehead night, in which Smith nailed a deadpan delivery and a range of facial gestures.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That means the device can produce a 100-inch image from less than a half foot away from a projector screen or blank wall, and a 200-inch image from less than two feet.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Gameweek 34 is going to be biggest blank gameweek in the Fantasy Premier League calendar this season, with just seven fixtures to pick from due to postponements for the FA Cup semi-finals.
    Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Character designs are clean and readable, albeit unexpressive.
    Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
  • My face was an ugly, unexpressive mess.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
Adjective
  • Carpentersville firefighters this week are using a vacant home at 14 Golfview Lane for training exercises.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Jimmie Hayes, 50, was arrested Wednesday inside a vacant home in the 1000 block of Read Street, the Wilmington Police Department said in a news release.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Expresionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expresionless. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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