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Definitions

poker-faced

ADJECTIVE

blank

Synonyms

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dull hollow immobile impassive lifeless meaningless vacant

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empty stiff stupid

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deadpan fruitless inane inexpressive inscrutable masklike noncommittal uncommunicative unexpressive vacuous vague

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lively meaningful sensitive

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animated aware excited filled

ADJECTIVE

deadpan

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impassive stony

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blank nobody home serious straight-faced unreadable vacant wooden

Antonyms

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histrionic warm

ADJECTIVE

detached

Synonyms

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abstract casual dispassionate distant impartial impersonal indifferent laid-back remote removed unbiased

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cool reserved withdrawn

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apathetic incurious objective out of it spaced-out spacey staid stolid uncommitted unconcerned uncurious uninvolved unpassioned unprejudiced

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biased close feeling friendly involved near nearby partial prejudiced subjective sympathetic warm

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extroverted outgoing sociable

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attached combined compassionate connected coupled engaged interested linked merged united

ADJECTIVE

dispassionate

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abstract candid detached disinterested sober unbiased unemotional

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aloof calm cold-blooded cold-fish collected composed cool cool cat couldn't care less fair iceberg impersonal imperturbable indifferent judicial just laid back moderate neutral nondiscriminatory nonpartisan objective quiet serene temperate tough unexcitable unexcited unflappable uninvolved unmoved unprejudiced unruffled

Antonyms

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biased interested prejudiced

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emotional excited feeling involved moved partial passionate subjective

ADJECTIVE

expressionless

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deadpan impassive inscrutable vacant

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dead dull empty fish-eyed inexpressive lackluster lusterless nobody home stolid straight-faced stupid unexpressive vacuous wooden

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animated demonstrative expressive

ADJECTIVE

impassive

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emotionless matter-of-fact placid reticent serene stoic stolid taciturn unemotional unflappable unruffled

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apathetic callous cold cold-blooded collected composed dispassionate dry hardened heartless imperturbable indifferent indurated inexcitable inexpressive inscrutable insensible insusceptible nonchalant passionless phlegmatic reserved sedate self-contained spiritless stoical unconcerned unexcitable unfeeling unimpressible unmoved wooden

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agitated communicative emotional excited feeling nervous

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passionate responsive sensitive susceptible warm

ADJECTIVE

impersonal

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abstract detached indifferent remote

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bureaucratic businesslike candid cold turkey cold-blooded colorless cool disinterested dispassionate emotionless equal equitable fair formal impartial inhuman neutral nondiscriminatory objective straight strictly business unbiased uncolored unpassioned

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compassionate interested sympathetic

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friendly informal personable personal warm

ADJECTIVE

incurious

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abstract aloof apathetic casual cool disinterested dispassionate distant impartial impersonal indifferent laid-back objective out of it remote removed reserved spaced-out spacey staid stolid unbiased uncommitted unconcerned uncurious uninterested uninvolved unpassioned unprejudiced withdrawn

ADJECTIVE

inscrutable

Synonyms

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enigmatic impenetrable incomprehensible unfathomable unintelligible

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ambiguous arcane cabalistic deadpan difficult inexplicable mysterial mystic secret sphinxlike unaccountable undiscoverable unexplainable unknowable unreadable

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clear comprehensible fathomable intelligible understandable

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evident obvious plain

ADJECTIVE

neutral

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disinterested evenhanded fair-minded inactive indifferent nonaligned nonpartisan unbiased uncommitted undecided uninvolved

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calm cool noncombatant

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aloof bystanding clinical collected detached disengaged dispassionate easy impersonal inert middle-of-road nonbelligerent nonchalant nonparticipating on sidelines on the fence pacifistic relaxed unaligned unconcerned unprejudiced

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biased concerned decided interested involved prejudiced

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agitated excited

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partial predisposed

ADJECTIVE

nonaligned

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dispassionate evenhanded impartial nonpartisan unbiased

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aloof bystanding calm clinical collected cool detached disengaged disinterested easy fair-minded impersonal inactive indifferent inert middle-of-road neuter nonbelligerent nonchalant noncombatant nonparticipating on sidelines on the fence pacifistic relaxed unaligned uncommitted unconcerned undecided uninvolved unprejudiced

Antonyms

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biased partial prejudiced subjective

ADJECTIVE

passive

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apathetic indifferent laid-back nonviolent quiet static unflappable uninvolved

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bearing cool flat idle long-suffering patient yielding

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acquiescent asleep compliant docile enduring forbearing going through motions hands off inert latent moony motionless nonresistant phlegmatic quiescent receptive resigned sleepy stolid submissive tractable unassertive unresisting walking through it

Antonyms

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caring concerned interested

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agitated impatient

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active dynamic lively

ADJECTIVE

pokerfaced

Synonyms

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blank dead deadpan dull empty fish-eyed impassive inexpressive inscrutable lackluster lusterless nobody home stolid straight-faced stupid unexpressive vacant vacuous wooden

ADJECTIVE

uninvolved

Synonyms

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disinterested impartial inactive indifferent inert uncommitted unconcerned undecided

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aloof bystanding calm clinical collected cool detached disengaged dispassionate easy evenhanded fair-minded impersonal middle-of-road neuter nonaligned nonbelligerent nonchalant noncombatant nonparticipating nonpartisan on sidelines on the fence pacifistic relaxed unaligned unbiased unprejudiced

Antonyms

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active biased caring concerned interested involved prejudiced working

Example Sentences

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Coach Matt Peet is normally poker-faced but laughed uproariously in the stand at the sheer impertinence and invention.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

This certainly isn’t the first time the typically poker-faced singer has had to shut down rumors about her body.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Even through the more dramatic moments of the day, they remained poker-faced.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

About 20 feet away, in the second row of the visitors’ gallery, was Jack Smith, the special counsel who had put him there, alert and poker-faced.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

At the stroke position was a fourth member of last year’s freshman crew: poker-faced Don Hume.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

poker-faced

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