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deadpan
adjective /ˈded.pæn/Definition
(Definition of deadpan adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Not showing or feeling emotions
Synonyms and related words:
- anodyne adjective
- belie verb
- bite your lip idiom
- cold-eyed adjective
- coldly adverb
- detachment noun (NO EMOTION)
- glaze verb (BORED)
- hard-bitten adjective
- icy adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- impassive adjective
- impenitent adjective
- inexpressive adjective
- internalize verb
- po-faced adjective
- poker-faced adjective
- reserved adjective (PERSON)
- sphinx-like adjective
- stiff upper lip noun
- stoic adjective
- stoic noun
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