Synonyms and Antonyms of stolid
1
not expressing any emotion
- the butler responded to the duchess's constant demands with stolid indifference
dull, vacuous, vague, vapid
enigmatic (also enigmatical), impenetrable, inscrutable, mysterious
motionless, static, still, wooden
reserved, restrained, reticent, taciturn
aloof, apathetic, cold, cool, detached, indifferent, phlegmatic, unresponsive
engaged, interested, responsive
active, alive, animated, bright, busy, dynamic, effervescent, energetic, expansive, exuberant, lively, vivacious
eloquent, revealing, revelatory
gestic, gesticulant, gesticulative, gesticulatory, gestural
emotional, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric), unreserved, unrestrained
2
not feeling or showing emotion
- the actor's turn as a stolid, impersonal bureaucrat was an interesting departure from his more impassioned roles
affectless, apathetic, cold-blooded, emotionless, impassible, impassive, numb, passionless, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), undemonstrative, unemotional
cold, cool, dispassionate, unmoved
calm, collected, composed
imperturbable, unflappable
reserved, reticent, taciturn
bland, blank, deadpan, dry, empty, expressionless, inexpressive, stone-faced, straight-faced, vacant, wooden
enigmatic (also enigmatical), impenetrable, inscrutable
aloof, bloodless, detached, indifferent, insensible, unconcerned, unsentimental
impersonal, objective, unresponsive
hard-hearted, pitiless, unfeeling
inconsiderate, thoughtless
blazing, burning, fiery, flaming, glowing, red-hot
ardent, enthusiastic, gung ho, warm-blooded, zealous
gushing, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sentimental
dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, overemotional, overheated, perfervid
compassionate, responsive, sympathetic
reactive, sensitive
