stoically

American  

[stoh-ik-lee] / ˈstoʊ ɪk li /

adverb

1. in an austerely calm, philosophical way that shows fortitude, mastery of the emotions, and uncomplaining acceptance of destiny.

   Gandhi inspired hundreds of millions to march unarmed—proudly, peacefully, and stoically—into hails of police batons and bullets to demand freedom.

   We tell male children not to cry, to endure pain stoically.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstoically
  adverb
• superstoically
  adverb
• unstoically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of stoically

stoical ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

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stoically

Succession actor Jeremy Strong plays Zuckerberg as a "full-on villain", according to a review in the Hollywood Reporter, "stoically arguing that even the slightest gesture of responsibility is anathema where money is concerned".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Pitino, who’s seen everything at least twice, took in the scene stoically, then walked over and shook hands with the Kansas bench, looking like a duffer conceding a putt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Oren and Alon sat stoically with their lawyers, while their parents sat in the gallery behind them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Her material lack exists stoically in the shadow of the family’s monstrous excess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025

The peregrines in the cliffs sat stoically, their mutton-chop-whiskers made streaky by the rain and the wet feathers standing upright on their heads.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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