impassively
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In an impassive manner; without showing emotion or feeling: The word "impassively" describes the way someone behaves or reacts without displaying any emotional response, such as anger, excitement, or distress. It implies a calm, controlled, and often unreadable exterior.
Usage and Examples
- General Adverb Use:
- The guard stood impassively at the gate, ignoring the protests.
- She listened impassively to the criticism, her face revealing nothing.
- He stared impassively out the window as the news was delivered.
Advanced Usage
- In Narrative Description: Often used in writing to describe a character's stoic or detached reaction to a significant event.
- The detective watched impassively as the suspect broke down in tears.
- To Contrast Internal and External State: Highlights a difference between a person's outward calm and their possible internal feelings.
- Though her heart was racing, she accepted the award impassively.
Variants and Related Words
- Impassive (adjective): Not feeling or showing emotion.
- His impassive expression gave nothing away.
- Impassivity (noun): The quality of being impassive.
- Her impassivity under pressure was remarkable.
Synonyms
- Stoically: Enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining.
- Unemotionally: In a manner not influenced by emotions.
- Phlegmatically: In a calm, unemotional manner, especially under stress.
- Stolidly: In a calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
Antonyms
- Emotionally: In a manner characterized by emotion.
- Expressively: In a manner that effectively conveys thought or feeling.
- Passionately: With strong and barely controlled emotion.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To keep a poker face: To maintain a calm, impassive expression that hides one's true feelings. This idiom is related to the concept of behaving impassively.
- You must keep a poker face during the negotiation.
- Without batting an eye: Without showing any surprise or emotion. This phrase describes a reaction that is effectively impassive.
- He accepted the bizarre request without batting an eye.
Adverb
- in an impassive manner
- he submitted impassively to his arrest