impassively
Showing no feeling
Impassively means without showing emotion or reaction.
Someone who listens impassively to criticism betrays no hurt or anger.
The word describes outward composure, not necessarily inner calm: She watched impassively as they carried away her belongings.
A judge might rule impassively, a poker player might fold impassively—both concealing whatever they feel.
Low temperature state
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
apathetic · numb · insensible · hardened · unresponsive · stolid · phlegmatic · thick-skinned
Showing no feeling
- stonyRocky or emotionless
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- woodenMade from timber
vacant · glassy-eyed · unreadable · inscrutable · sphinx-like · stone-faced · flat · affectless
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
objective · uninvolved · impersonal · cool · removed · standoffish · reserved · withdrawn
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
composure · self-control · restraint · discipline · unflappable · imperturbable · unruffled · sangfroid
cold
Low temperature state
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
unaffected · apathetic · numb · insensible · hardened · unresponsive · stolid · phlegmatic · thick-skinned · heartless
expressionless
Showing no feeling
- stonyRocky or emotionless
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
wooden · vacant · glassy-eyed · unreadable · inscrutable · sphinx-like · stone-faced · flat · affectless · mask-like
aloof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
clinical · objective · uninvolved · impersonal · cool · removed · standoffish · reserved · withdrawn · cold
stoicism
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
equanimity · composure · self-control · restraint · discipline · unflappable · imperturbable · unruffled · sangfroid · steadfast
impassivelyexpressively
With outward emotion
emotionally · passionately · ardently · excitedly · demonstratively
impassivelydramatically
In a striking manner
reactively · responsively · enthusiastically · eagerly · energetically
impassivelyanimatedly
In lively manner
enthusiastically · vivaciously · energetically · spiritedly · exuberantly