1
as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection
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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years
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Recent Examples of faceless
But this White House is, in some ways, rebuilding the 20th-century model, in which powerful and faceless aides steered executives by controlling paperflow.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In Somebody Cares, Riley’s faceless body dominates, clad in black underwear.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
The avatar looked like a semi-faceless character from the Just Dance video games, with pink hair and a bright skirt.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In a free society, the people who enforce the law should never be faceless or unaccountable.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In Somebody Cares, Riley’s faceless body dominates, clad in black underwear.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
The avatar looked like a semi-faceless character from the Just Dance video games, with pink hair and a bright skirt.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In a free society, the people who enforce the law should never be faceless or unaccountable.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for faceless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faceless
Adjective
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Without getting into spoilers, her one-and-done appearance in Episode 5 presents the perfect opportunity for the more-than-capable Meester to match wits with Bell’s judgmental Joanna, only to strand the actor with boring, obvious jokes and saddle her with a feeble resolution.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Now, adidas is also proving that hiking boots don’t have to look boring, since the brand’s perfect-for-fall versions are attractive as can be, what with their mingling of brown with other earth tones.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The unnamed ringleader apparently also tried to sell a copy of a world-famous painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn known as The Syndics, a 17th century portrait of members of Amsterdam's cloth makers' guild, for roughly $150 million.—
NPR,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
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Chen kept ledgers of bribes, according to the indictment, and in 2019 a $3 million yacht was bought for a senior official in an unnamed foreign government.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tsypkin’s account of dramatic summer of gambling and deathbed prayers is accompanied by his own melancholic photographs of nondescript walls and windows, taken on a research trip to Leningrad.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hardy’s social media feed is dotted with clips of him riding the trio, usually down a nondescript dirt road somewhere in mid-Missouri.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or P3 Tips.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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While many countries have pushed to limit or outright prohibit anonymous sperm donations, Klitzman noted the US does not have similar laws.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Gardner carted his supplies to this featureless patch of earth near the fort, set up his tripods and cameras, and then arranged his dark tent nearby, out of sight of the camera’s lens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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These religious Iranians are bad Iranians, presented here as blandly featureless aside from their obsession with controlling women, while Roya — with her giggling desire to meet Timothée Chalamet — is recognizably more western and therefore good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The indictment also refers to an unidentified Player 3.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Police said that on the morning of March 18, officers took the unidentified man, who suffers from mental illness, to Henry Ford Hospital.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Available in 18 neutral and vibrant colors, the crossbody purse has received no shortage of rave reviews.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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For a more neutral option, Walmart has grey, black, brown and tan draft stoppers.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of the standard red, white and blue, the new version is beige, with red, brown and gold accents.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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While millennials chased minimalism—think capsule wardrobes and beige apartments—Gen Z is turning up the color saturation.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faceless. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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