deadpan

The word “deadpan” has 2 syllables: dead-pan

It's pronounced as /ˈdɛdˌpæn/


What is synonym and antonym for deadpan?

In the thesaurus, “deadpan” has 40 synonyms and 33 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deadpan along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for deadpan

  • aloof
  • apathetic
  • blank
  • catatonic
  • cold
  • cool
  • detached
  • dull
  • empty
  • enigmatic
  • enigmatical
  • expressionless
  • impassive
  • impenetrable
  • indifferent
  • inexpressive
  • inscrutable
  • motionless
  • mysterious
  • nobody home
  • numb
  • phlegmatic
  • poker-faced
  • reserved
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • serious
  • static
  • still
  • stolid
  • stony
  • straight-faced
  • taciturn
  • unreadable
  • unresponsive
  • vacant
  • vacuous
  • vague
  • vapid
  • wooden

Antonyms for deadpan

  • active
  • alive
  • animated
  • bright
  • busy
  • demonstrative
  • dynamic
  • effervescent
  • eloquent
  • emotional
  • energetic
  • engaged
  • expansive
  • expressive
  • exuberant
  • gestic
  • gesticulant
  • gesticulative
  • gesticulatory
  • gestural
  • histrionic
  • interested
  • lively
  • melodramatic
  • responsive
  • revealing
  • revelatory
  • theatric
  • theatrical
  • unreserved
  • unrestrained
  • vivacious
  • warm

Meanings of deadpan

  • noun
    1. A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
  • verb
    1. To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.
  • adjective
    1. Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
    2. Having such a face or look.
    3. Impassive.
  • adverb
    1. In a deadpan manner.

Example Sentences

  • The comedian delivered his jokes with a deadpan expression, which made them even funnier.
  • Despite the absurdity of the situation, she maintained a deadpan demeanor, refusing to show any emotion.
  • His deadpan delivery of bad news somehow made it easier to digest.
  • The actor's deadpan performance in the comedy movie had the audience roaring with laughter.
  • She responded to the outrageous comment with a deadpan retort, catching everyone off guard.

On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deadpan, such as: active, alive, aloof, animated, apathetic, blank, bright.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

vacant

  • abandoned
  • abeyant
  • abstracted
  • aloof
  • apathetic
  • arrested
  • asleep
  • at rest
  • available
  • bare
  • barren
  • blank
  • cast-off
  • castaway
  • catatonic
  • clean
  • clear
  • cold
  • comatose
  • cool
  • daydreaming
  • dead
  • deadpan
  • depleted
  • derelict
  • deserted
  • desolate
  • detached
  • devoid
  • discarded
  • disengaged
  • disused
  • dormant
  • drained
  • dreaming
  • dreamy
  • dry
  • dull
  • emptied
  • empty
  • empty-headed
  • enigmatic
  • enigmatical
  • exhausted
  • expressionless
  • fallow
  • foolish
  • forgotten
  • forsaken
  • free
  • godforsaken
  • hollow
  • idle
  • ignored
  • impassive
  • impenetrable
  • inactive
  • inane
  • incurious
  • indifferent
  • inert
  • inexpressive
  • inoperable
  • inoperative
  • inscrutable
  • interrupted
  • jettisoned
  • junked
  • latent
  • lifeless
  • miserable
  • moribund
  • motionless
  • mysterious
  • neglected
  • not in use
  • numb
  • off
  • on the shelf
  • open
  • out of commission
  • phlegmatic
  • quiescent
  • refuse
  • rejected
  • reserved
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • shabby
  • silly
  • sleepy
  • slow
  • stark
  • static
  • still
  • stolid
  • stupid
  • suspended
  • taciturn
  • tenantless
  • thoughtless
  • to let
  • toom
  • unattended
  • unemployed
  • unengaged
  • unexpressive
  • unfilled
  • unfurnished
  • uninhabited
  • unintelligent
  • unlived in
  • unoccupied
  • unresponsive
  • untaken
  • untenanted
  • untended
  • unthinking
  • unusable
  • unused
  • unworkable
  • useless
  • vacated
  • vacuous
  • vague
  • vapid
  • void
  • waste
  • without contents
  • witless
  • wooden
  • wretched

impassive

  • affectless
  • aloof
  • apathetic
  • bland
  • blank
  • bloodless
  • callous
  • calm
  • catatonic
  • cold
  • cold-blooded
  • collected
  • composed
  • cool
  • deadpan
  • detached
  • dispassionate
  • dry
  • dull
  • emotionless
  • empty
  • enigmatic
  • enigmatical
  • expressionless
  • hard-hearted
  • hardened
  • heartless
  • impassible
  • impenetrable
  • impersonal
  • imperturbable
  • inconsiderate
  • indifferent
  • indurated
  • inexcitable
  • inexpressive
  • inscrutable
  • insensible
  • insusceptible
  • matter-of-fact
  • motionless
  • mysterious
  • nonchalant
  • numb
  • objective
  • passionless
  • phlegmatic
  • pitiless
  • placid
  • poker-faced
  • reserved
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • sedate
  • self-contained
  • serene
  • spiritless
  • static
  • still
  • stoic
  • stoical
  • stolid
  • stone-faced
  • straight-faced
  • taciturn
  • thoughtless
  • unconcerned
  • undemonstrative
  • unemotional
  • unexcitable
  • unfeeling
  • unflappable
  • unimpressible
  • unmoved
  • unresponsive
  • unruffled
  • unsentimental
  • vacant
  • vacuous
  • vague
  • vapid
  • wooden

impassible

  • affectless
  • aloof
  • apathetic
  • bland
  • blank
  • bloodless
  • callous
  • calm
  • cold
  • cold-blooded
  • collected
  • composed
  • cool
  • deadpan
  • detached
  • dispassionate
  • dry
  • emotionless
  • empty
  • enigmatic
  • enigmatical
  • expressionless
  • hard-hearted
  • impassive
  • impenetrable
  • impersonal
  • imperturbable
  • inconsiderate
  • indifferent
  • inexpressive
  • inscrutable
  • insensible
  • invincible
  • numb
  • objective
  • passionless
  • phlegmatic
  • pitiless
  • protected
  • reserved
  • reticent
  • safe
  • secure
  • stoic
  • stoical
  • stolid
  • stone-faced
  • straight-faced
  • strong
  • taciturn
  • thoughtless
  • unconcerned
  • undemonstrative
  • unemotional
  • unfeeling
  • unflappable
  • unmoved
  • unresponsive
  • unsentimental
  • vacant
  • wooden

unaffecting

  • cold
  • cool
  • deadpan
  • detached
  • dispassionate
  • emotionless
  • unemotional
  • unimpressive

impassiveness

  • affectlessness
  • alienation
  • aloofness
  • apathy
  • blankness
  • bloodlessness
  • callosity
  • callousness
  • carelessness
  • cold shoulder
  • cold-bloodedness
  • coldness
  • coolness
  • deadness
  • deadpan
  • detachment
  • disdain
  • disinterest
  • disinterestedness
  • dispassion
  • disregard
  • emotionlessness
  • emptiness
  • equity
  • halfheartedness
  • hard-heartedness
  • hardness
  • heartlessness
  • heedlessness
  • immunity
  • impartiality
  • impassivity
  • imperturbability
  • inattention
  • inconsequence
  • inconsequentiality
  • inconsequentialness
  • indifference
  • inertia
  • insensibility
  • insensitivity
  • insignificance
  • insignificancy
  • insouciance
  • isolationism
  • lack
  • lethargy
  • listlessness
  • negligence
  • neutrality
  • nonchalance
  • noninterference
  • numbness
  • obduracy
  • objectivity
  • patience
  • phlegm
  • poker face
  • stiffness
  • stoicism
  • torpor
  • unconcern
  • unimportance
  • unmindfulness
  • vacancy
  • woodenness

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