Impassive and Maudlin

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Impassive adjective - Not feeling or showing emotion.

Usage example: she remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son's death

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Maudlin is an antonym for impassive.

Maudlin adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.

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Impassive is an antonym for maudlin.

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Maudlin and Impassive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impassive/maudlin

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