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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In Kubrick’s films, men get caught up in a faceless, abstract, all-powerful system, fight it with everything they have, and are ground to dust—with one notable exception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Through a series of acrylic paintings, Gardner explores intimate connections between parents and children, partners and siblings, inviting viewers to identify themselves within his signature faceless figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
This idea, that we get to have privacy expectations even in information we’ve shared with faceless corporations, is the biggest idea in Chatrie.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 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
A towering cliff stood behind them, a sheer drop, black and faceless.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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