bloodless
Pale and drained
Bloodless describes what happens without blood being shed.
A bloodless coup or revolution achieves regime change without violence or killing.
Extended uses suggest a lack of vitality or warmth: a bloodless performance lacks passion, a bloodless face is pale and drained of color.
The takeover was swift and bloodless.
Unhealthily lacking color
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- colorlessDevoid of pigmentation
chalky · ghostly · drained · blanched · white · pasty · waxen · anemic
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- dryFree from moisture
- academicRelating to education or theory
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
abstract · technical · analytical · methodical · surgical · precise · impersonal · procedural
Low temperature state
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
stoic · apathetic · indifferent · phlegmatic · heartless · callous · unsympathetic · aloof
Free from disturbance
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- negotiatedReached terms through discussion
- velvetThick-pile textile
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
takeover · revolution · transition · conciliation · mediation · pacifist · civil · restraint
pallid
Unhealthily lacking color
colorless · chalky · ghostly · drained · blanched · white · pasty · waxen · anemic · ghastly
clinical
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- dryFree from moisture
- academicRelating to education or theory
theoretical · abstract · technical · analytical · methodical · surgical · precise · impersonal · procedural · objective
cold
Low temperature state
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
impassive · stoic · apathetic · indifferent · phlegmatic · heartless · callous · unsympathetic · aloof · reserved
peaceful
Free from disturbance
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- negotiatedReached terms through discussion
- velvetThick-pile textile
coup · takeover · revolution · transition · conciliation · mediation · pacifist · civil · restraint · de-escalation
bloodlessbloody
Gore-covered or British curse
gory · violent · sanguinary · bloodstained · slaughterous
bloodlesspassionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
warm-blooded · warm · feeling · emotional · heartfelt
- bloodless coupNonviolent government seizure