Antonyms for unexpressive
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-ik-spres-iv |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn ɪkˈsprɛs ɪv |
Definition of unexpressive
- As in taciturn : adj uncommunicative
- As in vacant : adj absent-minded; expressionless
- As in blank : adj expressionless
- As in incommunicable : adj taciturn
- As in incommunicative : adj taciturn
- As in pokerfaced : adj expressionless
- As in tightlipped : adj taciturn
- As in uncommunicable : adj taciturn
- As in expressionless : adj having a blank look on face
- With unexpressive notes, meaning beyond the power of human expression.
- Extract from : « Minor Poems by Milton » by John Milton
- With unexpressive face, the boy turned and climbed the railings.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Bindle » by Hebert Jenkins
- He was not shy and unexpressive; he was buoyant and self-reliant, and yet he seemed to appreciate her quality none the less.
- Extract from : « Unleavened Bread » by Robert Grant
- You will love other women, and one day the unexpressive she will appear who has never once peeped into these worldly text-books.
- Extract from : « The Day of His Youth » by Alice Brown
- Unexpressive, un-eks-pres′iv, adj. not expressive: incapable of being expressed.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various
- Peace filled their souls so that they perceived the unexpressive adoration of the river, and the trees, and the solemn moonlight.
- Extract from : « Atm » by Caroline Augusta Frazer
- They saw the face dimly in the half-light, with unexpressive dark patches under the penthouse brows.
- Extract from : « The Plattner Story and Others » by H. G. Wells
- Some of the portraits themselves are rather stiff and unexpressive; but the vignettes are uniformly tasteful and agreeable.
- Extract from : « Bibliomania; or Book-Madness » by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
- Did I not know what a lovely soul hid behind that unexpressive countenance?
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- His square, unexpressive face was relieved by a pair of fine dark-brown eyes.
- Extract from : « Ross Grant Tenderfoot » by John Garland
Synonyms for unexpressive
- abstracted
- aloof
- antisocial
- blank
- brooding
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- cold
- curt
- daydreaming
- dead
- deadpan
- distant
- dour
- dreaming
- dreamy
- dried-up
- dull
- dumb
- empty
- empty-headed
- fish-eyed
- foolish
- fruitless
- hollow
- idle
- immobile
- impassive
- inane
- incommunicable
- incommunicative
- incurious
- inexpressive
- inscrutable
- lackluster
- laconic
- lifeless
- lusterless
- masklike
- meaningless
- mum
- mute
- nobody home
- noncommittal
- poker-faced
- quiet
- reserved
- reticent
- sententious
- silent
- silly
- sparing
- speechless
- stiff
- stolid
- straight-faced
- stupid
- thoughtless
- tight-lipped
- tightlipped
- uncommunicable
- uncommunicative
- unexpressive
- unforthcoming
- unintelligent
- unthinking
- vacant
- vacuous
- vague
- vapid
- withdrawn
- witless
- wooden
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