passionless

adjective

Definition of passionlessnext
as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion the passionless prose of the divorce papers gave little hint of the bitter feelings that accompanied the end of their marriage

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Recent Examples of passionless Adelman seems more like a passionless technician who can’t or won’t work on meshing the team’s personalities. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 May 2026 No passionless operators treating the field as a speculative enterprise. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 Low-drama does not mean passionless at all. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passionless
  1. stoic
  2. emotionless
Adjective
  • Historically, being a strong leader meant being invulnerable and stoic—showing no signs of weakness.
    — Krishna Savani, Harvard Business Review, 12 Oct. 2026
  • After the blinding start to a decisive Game 3 against the Las Vegas Aces, after the crawl through quicksand for the rest of it, after the bloody lip and a stoic walk off the floor while cannons spit celebratory smoke into the air.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of stoic
Adjective
  • This time, Jesse Eisenberg’s anxious and ambitious Mark Zuckerberg from the previous picture — a boyish anti-hero caught mid-mutation into a monster — has been replaced with Jeremy Strong’s practiced, performatively emotionless Zuckerberg.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The quarterback usually speaks in emotionless platitudes during news conferences.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of emotionless

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“Passionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passionless. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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