| 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: | nonchalant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easygoing, laid back |
Synonyms: |
airy, aloof, apathetic, blasé, calm, careless, casual, cold, collected, composed, cool, detached, disimpassioned, disinterested, dispassionate, easy, effortless, happy, impassive, imperturbable, incurious, indifferent, insouciant, lackadaisical, light, listless, loose, lukewarm, mellow, neglectful, negligent, neutral, offhand, placid, serene, smooth, trifling, uncaring, unconcerned, unemotional, unexcited, unfeeling, unflappable, unimpressible, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled |
Antonyms: |
intense, jumpy, nervous, unnerved |
| Main Entry: | obdurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pigheaded, stubborn |
Synonyms: |
adamant, bullhead, callous, cold fish, dogged, firm, fixed, hanging tough, hard, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, hard-nosed, harsh, heartless, immovable, implacable, indurate, inexorable, inflexible, iron, mean, mulish, obstinate, perverse, relentless, rigid, set in stone, stiff-necked, thick-skinned, tough, tough nut to crack, unbending, uncompassionate, uncompromising, uncooperative, unemotional, unfeeling, unimpressible, unrelenting, unshakable, unsympathetic, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
amenable, gentle, submissive, susceptible, yielding |
| Main Entry: | insensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indifferent |
Synonyms: |
cold, gradual, imperceivable, imperceptible, inanimate, inappreciable, insensate, numb, obdurate, oblivious, torpid, unaware, unconscious, unfeeling, unimpressible, unintelligible, unmindful, unsusceptible |
Antonyms: |
caring |