stone-faced

adjective

ˈstōn-ˌfāst How to pronounce stone-faced (audio)
Synonyms of stone-facednext
: showing no emotion : expressionless

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When the camera cut to the room, attendees sat stone-faced or looked at their phones. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026 Stephen McCullagh sat stone-faced in Ireland’s Belfast Crown Court as a judge on Wednesday ordered him to spend a minimum of 31 years in prison for the slaying of Natalie McNally, the Guardian reported. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026 In video clips of a portion of the incident, some of the audience is heard cheering and clapping while others sit stone-faced in their seats, and many are seen getting up and leaving. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stone-faced

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stone-faced was in 1876

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