Nearby Words
| 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: | imperturbable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, collected |
| Synonyms: | assured, complacent, composed, cool, cool as cucumber, disimpassioned, equanimous, hard as nails, immovable, nerveless, nonchalant, roll with punches, sedate, self-possessed, self-satisfied, smug, stiff upper lip, stoical, thick-skinned, tranquil, unaffected, undisturbed, unexcitable, unflappable, unmoved, unruffled, untouched |
| Antonyms: | excitable, irritable, jittery, perturbable, touchy |
| Main Entry: | indifferent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, uninterested |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, blasé, callous, cold, cool, detached, diffident, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, equitable, haughty, heartless, heedless, highbrow, impartial, impervious, inattentive, listless, neutral, nonchalant, nonpartisan, objective, passionless, phlegmatic, regardless, scornful, silent, stoical, supercilious, superior, unaroused, unbiased, uncaring, uncommunicative, unconcerned, unemotional, unimpressed, uninvolved, unmoved, unprejudiced, unresponsive, unsocial, unsympathetic |
| Antonyms: | caring, compassionate, concerned, feeling, interested, involved, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | patient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | capable, willing to endure |
| Synonyms: | accommodating, calm, composed, easy-going, enduring, even-tempered, forbearing, forgiving, gentle, imperturbable, indulgent, lenient, long-suffering, meek, mild, mild-tempered, persevering, persistent, philosophic, philosophical, quiet, resigned, self-possessed, serene, stoical, submissive, tolerant, tranquil, uncomplaining, understanding, unruffled, untiring |
| Antonyms: | agitated, frustrated, impatient, intolerant, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | philosophical/philosophic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, serene |
| Synonyms: | collected, commonsensical, composed, cool as cucumber, cool*, enduring, impassive, imperturbable, patient, resigned, stoical, tranquil, unagitated, unflappable, unmoved, unruffled |
| Antonyms: | excited, imprudent, rash |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resigned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enduring, passive |
| Synonyms: | accommodated, acquiescent, adapted, adjusted, agreeable, amenable, biddable, calm, compliant, cordial, deferential, docile, genial, gentle, long-suffering, manageable, nonresisting, obedient, patient, peaceable, philosophical, pliant, quiescent, quiet, ready, reconciled, relinquishing, renouncing, satisfied, stoical, subdued, submissive, subservient, tame, tolerant, tractable, unassertive, unprotesting, unresisting, well-disposed, willing, yielding |
| Antonyms: | intolerant |
| Main Entry: | serene |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, undisturbed |
| Synonyms: | at peace, clear, collected, comfortable, composed, content, cool as a cucumber, cool*, dispassionate, easy, easygoing, fair, halcyon, imperturbable, laid-back*, limpid, patient, peaceful, pellucid, phlegmatic, placid, poised, quiescent, quiet, reconciled, resting, satisfied, sedate, self-possessed, smooth, still, stoical, tranquil, unflappable, unruffled, untroubled |
| Antonyms: | agitated, disturbed, excited, troubled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unmoved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indifferent |
| Synonyms: | adamant, calm, cool, dispassionate, firm, impassive, insensate, staunch, steadfast, stoical, stony, stubborn, unaffected, unemotional, unshaken, unstirred, untouched |
| Main Entry: | stoic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | philosophic |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, calm, cool, detached, dispassionate, dry, enduring, impassive, imperturbable, indifferent, indomitable, long-suffering, matter-of-fact, patient, phlegmatic, resigned, self-controlled, sober, stoical, stolid, unconcerned, unemotional, unflappable, unmoved |
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