as in nonchalance
the quality or behavior of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion
She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.
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Recent Examples of stoicism
In a time when Black men were often boxed into stereotypes of toughness and stoicism, Wally leaned into warmth.
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
Amaechi makes the case that a positive experience of sport can lead to much more than a healthy lifestyle and a sense of community, especially since the notion of emotional stoicism has paralyzed so many young men.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Bellisario layers subtle notes of empathy, softness and even humor under Harmon’s rigid stoicism.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
His stoicism — his cautious belief in his own survival, his acceptance of inevitable damage — is heartbreaking.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoicism
Noun
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Violence is also more common than ever on the screens of our laptops and phones, where social media catalogs accidents, bombings and dead children with eerie nonchalance.—
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Despite societal nonchalance, tuberculosis today kills up to 1.6 million globally yearly.—
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Trump has a complete disregard for laws and expertise, and a unique shamelessness, both of which create fertile soil for inanity.—
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That would explain the complete and utter disregard for the most basic standards, like taking precautions before construction and providing clean water and safe environments.—
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This week’s report about yet another death at a county jail run by the Sheriff’s Department was painfully familiar in its portrait of cruel indifference to the health of inmates and the overt signs the agency isn’t being truthful about key events in the tragedy.—
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One partner may interpret the other’s lack of responsiveness as indifference, while the other may simply not realize anything is amiss.—
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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoicism. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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