pokerfaced
Betraying no feeling
Pokerfaced means showing no emotion or reaction, maintaining a completely neutral expression.
The term comes from poker, where revealing feelings through facial expressions can betray the strength of your hand.
Someone pokerfaced during an interrogation gives nothing away: She remained pokerfaced as the detective pressed her for details.
The quality itself is a poker face.
Showing no feeling
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- blankWithout marks or content
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- unreadableCannot be deciphered
impassive · stony · vacant · wooden · sphinx-like · masked · neutral · straight-faced
Lacking outward feeling
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- coolCalm or fashionable
aloof · reserved · nonchalant · unflappable · imperturbable · phlegmatic · stolid · apathetic
Deceiving about one's position
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskingConcealing by covering
- hidingStaying out of sight
feigning · pretense · misdirection · unreadable · impenetrable · guarded · calculated · strategic
Ability to restrain impulses
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- sangfroidImperturbable calm
- imperturbabilityState of being unflappable
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
steadiness · coolheadedness · fortitude · discipline · restraint · stoic · unshakeable · level-headed
expressionless
Showing no feeling
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- blankWithout marks or content
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
unreadable · impassive · stony · vacant · wooden · sphinx-like · masked · neutral · straight-faced · unexpressive
unemotional
Lacking outward feeling
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
cool · aloof · reserved · nonchalant · unflappable · imperturbable · phlegmatic · stolid · apathetic · emotionless
bluffing
Deceiving about one's position
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskingConcealing by covering
hiding · feigning · pretense · misdirection · unreadable · impenetrable · guarded · calculated · strategic · cagey
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- sangfroidImperturbable calm
- imperturbabilityState of being unflappable
poise · steadiness · coolheadedness · fortitude · discipline · restraint · stoic · unshakeable · level-headed · even-keeled
pokerfacedexpressive
Showing feelings outwardly
animated · demonstrative · emotive · lively · theatrical