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impassive

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

showing no emotion or feeling

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Impassive in a sentence

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The witness remained impassive even as the verdict was read aloud.

Synonyms
expressionlessstoicunmovedphlegmatic
Antonyms
emotionalanimated

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Although she had every reason to gloat after the verdict, the attorney remained blank, accepting the win without a hint of boastfulness.

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Impassive (adjective) means showing no emotion or feeling
Here is impassive used in an example sentence: "The witness remained impassive even as the verdict was read aloud."
Common synonyms for impassive include expressionless, stoic, unmoved, phlegmatic.
Antonyms of impassive include emotional, animated.
Impassive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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