closed face
Emotionally shut off
A closed face is a facial expression that reveals nothing—guarded, unreadable, giving no hint of emotion or thought.
Someone with a closed face appears deliberately uncommunicative: His closed face told her the conversation was over.
The phrase contrasts with an open face, which suggests warmth and transparency.
- shutteredClosed down permanently
- guardedWary and restrained
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- maskFace-worn concealment
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
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