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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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