Impassive and Sympathetic
Opposite meaning words
Impassive
Impassive adjective - Not feeling or showing emotion.
Usage example: she remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son's death
Sympathetic is an antonym for impassive.
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Impassive is an antonym for sympathetic.
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Sympathetic and Impassive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impassive/sympathetic
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Sympathetic or Impassive. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impassive/sympathetic.
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