Synonyms for impassive
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Stolid — having, or revealing, no emotion
stolid, unemotional, unmoved, stoic, unfeeling, emotionless, phlegmatic, apathetic, insensible, dispassionate, unflappable, indifferent, passionless, nonchalant, unconcerned, immovable, stony, impassible, uncaring, uninterested, disinterested, insouciant
2. Motionless — still or motionless
motionless, inert, still, inanimate, unmoving, lifeless, stationary
3. Expressionless
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
- adj. 2
Still or motionless.
Related words
- Word family
- impassiveness impassivity impassible
Example sentences
- stoic The longer I remain alive the more stoic I become.
- unmoved He remains unmoved in front of violent scenes on TV.
- unemotional Think of me as an unemotional woman.
- stolid His outlook on life, as with his habits were so stolid and plebeian.
- inert Nitrous oxide is inert at room temperature.
- motionless Stefan shut his eyes and just lied there motionless.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impassive | rising | |
| stoic | rising | |
| unmoved | rising | |
| unemotional | rising | |
| stolid | rising | |
| inert | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- still1, stony2, stoic2, inert2
- 6 letters
- stolid2
- 7 letters
- unmoved2
- 8 letters
- lifeless2, uncaring3, unmoving
- 9 letters
- inanimate4, apathetic4, immovable4, unfeeling3
- 10 letters
- stationary4, motionless3, nonchalant3, phlegmatic3, insensible4, impassible, insouciant3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, emotionless, unconcerned3, unemotional5, unflappable4, passionless
- 12 letters
- uninterested4, unexpressive
- 13 letters
- disinterested4, dispassionate4
- 14 letters
- expressionless4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stony2 = 2 syllables).