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| Main Entry: |
stoic/stoical
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | philosophic, calm |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, cool, cool as cucumber, detached, dispassionate, dry, enduring, impassive, imperturbable, indifferent, indomitable, long-suffering, matter-of-fact, patient, phlegmatic, resigned, rolling with punches, self-controlled, sober, stolid, unconcerned, unemotional, unflappable, unmoved |
| Antonyms: | anxious, depressed, stressed, upset |
| Main Entry: | apathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncaring, disinterested |
| Synonyms: | blah*, callous, cold, cool, could care less, couldn't care less, don't give a damn, draggy, emotionless, flat, impassive, indifferent, insensible, laid-back*, languid, moony, passive, stoic, stolid, unconcerned, unemotional, unfeeling, uninterested, unmoved, unresponsive, untouched, what the hell, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | caring, concerned, interested, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impassive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof, cool |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, callous, cold, cold-blooded, collected, composed, dispassionate, dry, emotionless, hardened, heartless, imperturbable, indifferent, indurated, inexcitable, inexpressive, inscrutable, insensible, insusceptible, matter-of-fact, nonchalant, passionless, phlegmatic, placid, poker-faced, reserved, reticent, sedate, self-contained, serene, spiritless, stoic, stoical, stolid, taciturn, unconcerned, unemotional, unexcitable, unfeeling, unflappable, unimpressible, unmoved, unruffled, wooden |
| Notes: | impassioned means characterized by intense emotion or full of passion, while impassive means having or revealing little emotion |
| Antonyms: | emotional, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive, susceptible, warm |
| Main Entry: | matter-of-fact |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, unembellished |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, calm, cold, cold-blooded, deadpan, down-to-earth, dry, dull, earthy, emotionless, factual, feasible, flat, hard-boiled, impassive, impersonal, lifeless, mundane, naked*, objective, phlegmatic, plain, practical, pragmatic, prosaic, prosy, serious, sober, stoic, stolid, unaffected, unidealistic, unimaginative, unimpassioned, unsentimental, unvarnished |
| Antonyms: | emotional, imaginative, lively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stolid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apathetic, stupid |
| Synonyms: | blunt, bovine, dense, doltish, dry, dull, dumb, heavy, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, lumpish, matter-of-fact, obtuse, passive, phlegmatic, slow, stoic, supine, unemotional, unexcitable, wooden |
| Antonyms: | aware, intelligent, interested |
| Main Entry: | unmoved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impassive |
| Synonyms: | callous, calm, cold, collected, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassible, indifferent, insensitive, resolute, stoic, unaffected, uncaring, unemotional, untouched |
| Antonyms: | affected, caring, moved, touched |
| Main Entry: | philosophical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reflective |
| Synonyms: | abstract, calm, composed, deep, learned, logical, metaphysical, profound, rational, resigned, serene, stoic, temperate, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | incurious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apathetic |
| Synonyms: | blah*, callous, cold, cool*, could care less, couldn't care less, detached, don't give a damn, draggy, emotionless, flat, impassive, indifferent, insensible, laid-back*, languid, lethargic, listless, moony, passive, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid, unconcerned, unemotional, unfeeling, uninterested, unmoved, unresponsive, untouched, what the hell, wimpy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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