1
a
: lacking character or individuality : nondescript
the faceless masses
b
: not identified : anonymous
a faceless accuser
2
: lacking a face
facelessness
noun
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a decision made by faceless bureaucrats
it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection
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An obvious response is to blame faceless managers for exploiting the productive potential of employees.
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
The Heat, missing Jimmy Butler for the second game of his two-game suspension, committed 22 turnovers (leading to 29 Nets points) but mustered enough offense and defensive stops to dispatch a faceless Nets team that played without injured leading scorer Cam Johnson.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Thus, there’s now a scene where Mark is surrounded by crawling, faceless babies in his bed.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This cartoon, which has an anthology-like format of standalone episodes and multi-episode arcs telling the story of the titular three-year conflict, turned the clones from a faceless army into actual individuals the audience grew to care about, making their fate in the films all the more tragic.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
The Heat, missing Jimmy Butler for the second game of his two-game suspension, committed 22 turnovers (leading to 29 Nets points) but mustered enough offense and defensive stops to dispatch a faceless Nets team that played without injured leading scorer Cam Johnson.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Thus, there’s now a scene where Mark is surrounded by crawling, faceless babies in his bed.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This cartoon, which has an anthology-like format of standalone episodes and multi-episode arcs telling the story of the titular three-year conflict, turned the clones from a faceless army into actual individuals the audience grew to care about, making their fate in the films all the more tragic.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faceless. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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faceless
adjective
face·less
ˈfās-ləs 
1
: not able to be identified
2
: lacking a face
facelessness
noun
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