Synonyms and antonyms of Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions in British Thesaurus

blank (adjective)

showing no emotion or no sign of understanding something or recognizing someone

restrained (adjective)

controlled and not emotional

impassive (adjective)

not showing any emotion

unemotional (adjective)

not showing any feelings

emotionless (adjective)

showing no emotion

undemonstrative (adjective)

tending not to express your feelings towards other people, for example by not kissing or touching them

passive (adjective)

accepting what happens without trying to control or change events or to react to things

neutral (adjective)

not showing strong feelings or opinions in the way that you speak or behave

unresponsive (adjective)

not reacting in a suitable way to what people say or do

controlled (adjective)

calm and showing no emotion even though you are angry or upset

as hard as nails ()

tending not to feel sympathy or other positive emotions

blankly (adverb)

without showing any emotion, reaction, or understanding

bloodless (adjective)

lacking emotion, energy, or effectiveness

buttoned-up (adjective)

Britishinformal unwilling to show or talk about feelings and emotions

callous (adjective)

a callous person does not feel any emotion when they see other people in trouble or in pain

callous (adjective)

used about people’s behaviour

cavalier (adjective)

not caring about other people’s feelings or about the seriousness of a situation

clinical (adjective)

not showing any excitement or emotion

close (adjective)

not willing to share information about yourself or your emotions

deep down ()

if you know or feel something deep down, you do know or feel it, although you try to pretend that you do not

detached (adjective)

not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way

dispassionate (adjective)

formal able to make fair judgments or decisions that are not influenced by personal feelings

distant (adjective)

someone who is distant seems unfriendly or does not show their feelings

distantly (adverb)

without any real feeling, usually because you are thinking about something else

dry-eyed (adjective)

not crying, although you are in a very sad situation

emptiness (noun)

a feeling of having no emotion, interest, or purpose

empty (adjective)

lacking emotion, interest, or purpose

evenly (adverb)

speaking calmly and without emotion

flat (adjective)

lacking emotion, interest, or excitement

flatly (adverb)

without showing any emotion or interest

flinty (adjective)

a flinty expression is unfriendly and without emotion

glassy (adjective)

showing no interest or emotion, for example because of illness or drugs

glassy-eyed (adjective)

showing no interest or emotion in your eyes, for example because of illness or drugs

hard-bitten (adjective)

tending not to feel sympathy and other positive emotions because of having had a lot of difficult experiences

hardened (adjective)

someone who is hardened has had a lot of difficult or unpleasant experiences and is no longer much affected by such things

hard-headed (adjective)

able to make judgments and decisions in a practical way, without being influenced by emotions

hard-hearted (adjective)

not able to feel sympathy or other positive emotions

hard-nosed (adjective)

determined to succeed and not influenced by emotions

hard/tough as nails ()

not affected by emotions such as sadness or sympathy

impervious (adjective)

not affected by something or not seeming to notice it

in cold blood ()

in a cruel calm way, without showing any emotion

inert (adjective)

someone who is inert does nothing when they should be taking action

inured (adjective)

formal so familiar with an unpleasant experience that you no longer become upset by it

matter-of-fact (adjective)

showing no emotion when dealing with something upsetting, exciting etc

mildly (adverb)

not showing any strong feelings

neutrally (adverb)

in a way that does not show strong feelings or opinions

no-nonsense (adjective)

doing things quickly and effectively without worrying too much about people’s feelings

not turn a hair ()

to not seem at all surprised or shocked

poker-faced (adjective)

not showing any emotion in your face

repressed (adjective)

someone who is repressed has strong feelings that they do not show or that they refuse to admit that they have

repression (noun)

the behaviour of someone who refuses to show or admit strong feelings that they have

reserve (noun)

the attitude or behaviour of someone who tends not to talk about or show their feelings

reserved (adjective)

someone who is reserved tends not to talk about or show their feelings

restraint (noun)

the limit or control of the expression of strong emotion or opinion

robotic (adjective)

used about someone’s way of speaking or looking when it seems to show no human feeling

self-controlled (adjective)

not showing any strong emotions such as anger or sadness

soulless (adjective)

showing no emotions such as sympathy, happiness, or excitement

starchy (adjective)

used for describing a person who is very formal and does not show much feeling

unfeeling (adjective)

not sympathetic, or not expressing emotions when other people think you should

unforthcoming (adjective)

not willing to talk or provide information

unmoved (adjective)

formal not feeling any emotion, especially feeling no sympathy or sadness when other people would expect you to

water off a duck’s back ()

used for saying that things such as criticisms or insults do not affect someone because they have dealt with a lot of them before

without blinking an eye/eyelid/eyelash ()

not showing any reaction to something, especially to something strange or shocking