faceless
Americanadjective
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without a face.
a faceless apparition.
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lacking personal distinction or identity.
a faceless mob.
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unidentified or unidentifiable; concealing one's identity.
a faceless kidnapper.
adjective
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without a face
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without identity; anonymous
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of faceless
Explanation
Use the adjective faceless to mean impersonal or anonymous. The corrupt owner of a factory sees his employees as faceless worker bees. The enormous audience in a concert arena appears faceless to the rock band on stage. You also might think of the people who make the laws that affect you every day as nothing but faceless bureaucrats. When there's nothing distinct about a person or group, something that makes them stand out as a unique individual, they're faceless. It's also a good way to describe anything lacking character or interest, like a faceless row of identical suburban houses.
Example Sentences
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How many people have either forgotten that or found themselves in the market for a little reassurance from a faceless German?
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Instead, the black shiny faceless Phantom robot is engaged in "free play", manipulating a bunch of coloured kids blocks.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Fans follow athletes, not faceless national delegations, and they crave story lines: the comeback, the last shot, the breakthrough.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
No one is going to think, “Oh, thank God. I’m so excited to meet this faceless group.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
It looked taller than a man, a terrible, tattered figure, faceless in the leafy shadow.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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