unsmiling

/ ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ /

adjective

1. not wearing or assuming a smile; serious

Example Sentences

The feeling between Trump and McConnell is mutual — the former president once called the Kentucky Republican "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack."

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The soldiers broke two of his ribs, but his face was not bruised for his unsmiling passport photo, taken in September 2023.

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Belichick, known for his rumpled appearance, unsmiling countenance and monotone voice, was celebrated as savant, savior and sage.

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With their return to Ukraine just days away, the grimness of the future that awaits the trainees at the French base was perceptible in the men’s determined, unsmiling looks.

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He glowers out from beneath his brows, unsmiling, eyes rendered oddly bloodshot, brow furrowed, chin tucked in, as if he is about to head-butt the camera.

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Related Words

• deliberate 
• genuine 
• honest 
• severe 
• sincere 
• thoughtful