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straight-faced

ADJECTIVE
deadpan
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impassive stony
WEAK
blank nobody home poker-faced serious unreadable vacant wooden
Antonyms
WEAK
histrionic warm
ADJECTIVE
expressionless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deadpan impassive inscrutable vacant
WEAK
dead dull empty fish-eyed inexpressive lackluster lusterless nobody home poker-faced stolid stupid unexpressive vacuous wooden
Antonyms
WEAK
animated demonstrative expressive
ADJECTIVE
pokerfaced
Synonyms
WEAK
blank dead deadpan dull empty fish-eyed impassive inexpressive inscrutable lackluster lusterless nobody home poker-faced stolid stupid unexpressive vacant vacuous wooden

Example Sentences

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“Actually,” says a straight-faced J.D., “medicine is the best medicine.”

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

“Take control of your life, and by life I mean your butt,” Katz says to the camera, straight-faced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

But Schaffer’s take — not a new direction, but rather an ironically straight-faced reboot of the deadpan ZAZ style — supplies the well-trodden gag with a necessary contemporary jolt.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025

Leigh Whannell, who co-wrote the script with his wife, Corbett Tuck, is into straight-faced psychological trauma over spook-show theatrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

“Well, it’s a good thing we saved those Maps,” Minho said, completely straight-faced, almost mocking.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner