Inscrutable vs. Impassive
Difference Between Inscrutable and Impassive
Inscrutable➦
Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable
"that little creature, whose innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of Providence ... out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
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Impassive➦
not feeling or showing emotion
his cold, impassive face
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Inscrutable➦
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
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Impassive➦
Devoid of or not subject to emotion.
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Inscrutable➦
One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
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Impassive➦
Revealing no emotion; expressionless.
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Inscrutable➦
Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event.
'T is not in manTo yield a reason for the will of HeavenWhich is inscrutable.
Waiving a question so inscrutable as this.
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Impassive➦
(Archaic) Incapable of physical sensation.
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Inscrutable➦
of an obscure nature;
the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
a deep dark secret
the inscrutible workings of Providence
in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
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Impassive➦
Motionless; still.
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Impassive➦
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
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Impassive➦
Still or motionless.
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Impassive➦
Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.
Impassive as the marble in the quarry.
On the impassive ice the lightings play.
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Impassive➦
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited;
her impassive remoteness
he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight
a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course
her face showed nothing but stolid indifference
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Impassive➦
deliberately impassive in manner;
deadpan humor
his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
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