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Of, or made of, wood

Stiff or uncomfortable in movement or manner

Clumsy or awkward in movement or handling things

Expressionless, devoid of emotion

Lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement

Lacking energy, drive, motivation or enthusiasm

Showing no affection or having a lack of emotion

Unnatural, awkward or contrived in nature or behavior

(informal) Lacking in intelligence

Covered in woods

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern

Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish

Desensitized or numb to any feeling, sensation or emotion

Feeling sluggish or slow

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Adjective

Of, or made of, wood

“He had a toy, wooden sword in one hand and a piece of oozing vanilla cake in the other.”

Adjective

Stiff or uncomfortable in movement or manner

socially awkward

lacking in social graces

unsophisticated

socially unsure

socially lacking

socially incompetent

socially anxious

lacking in social grace

rough-and-ready

undiscriminating

straightforward

low-down-and-dirty

like a bull in a china shop

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“She is portraying an animated character, which means she can be as wooden as you like and it doesn't matter.”

Adjective

Clumsy or awkward in movement or handling things

all fingers and thumbs

like a bull in a china shop

with two left feet

having two left feet

having two left hands

out of your depth

unsophisticated

rough-and-tumble

rough and ready

rough-and-ready

straightforward

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“He was rather wooden in his movements, resembling an unfinished marionette during his inactive periods.”

Adjective

Expressionless, devoid of emotion

devoid of emotion

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

uncomprehending

lacking in character

impossible to interpret

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“It's hard to tell from his wooden expression whether he's happy or sad.”

Adjective

Lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement

lacking vitality

two-dimensional

lacking excitement

lacking interest

lacking in vitality

undemonstrative

nothing to write home about

no great shakes

devoid of feeling

devoid of emotion

dull as dishwater

run-of-the-mill

dull as ditchwater

lacking personality

lacking charisma

anesthetized^US

anaesthetised^UK

undistinguished

common or garden

middle-of-the-road

soul-destroying

nothing special

run of the mill

non-stimulating

lacking variation

lacking variety

unexceptionable

inconsequential

run-of-the-mine

unobjectionable

blending into the background

demoralizing^US

run-of-the mill

behind the times

not amounting to much

unextraordinary

demoralising^UK

incomprehensible

neither one thing nor the other

nothing out of the ordinary

fair to middling

middle of the road

nothing to get excited about

of little consequence

of little importance

of no consequence

not worth mentioning

of no importance

of no great concern

pure and simple

straightforward

lacking originality

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Adjective

Lacking energy, drive, motivation or enthusiasm

lacking in vitality

lacking in energy

not enthusiastic

lacking vitality

having spring fever

procrastinating

could care less

couldn't care less

don't give a damn

taking your time

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

procrastinative

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

asleep at the wheel

asleep on the job

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Adjective

Showing no affection or having a lack of emotion

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

self-controlled

depersonalized^US

depersonalised^UK

strictly business

cool, calm and collected

nondiscriminatory

uncompanionable

putting on airs

emotionally distant

unwilling to mix with other people

uncompassionate

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

along for the ride

keeping people at arm's length

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Adjective

Unnatural, awkward or contrived in nature or behavior

not spontaneous

to all intents and purposes

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Adjective

(informal) Lacking in intelligence

thick as two short planks

slow on the uptake

soft in the head

not the full shilling

mentally deficient

mentally handicapped

as thick as two short planks

not intelligent

dead from the neck up

uncomprehending

feather-brained

wet behind the ears

without thought

foolishly stupid

as daft as a brush

unknowledgeable

unsophisticated

a brick short of a load

as green as grass

two sandwiches short of a picnic

mentally defective

not quite right

non compos mentis

out of one's gourd

devoid of intelligence

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Adjective

Covered in woods

Adjective

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern

walking through it

going through the motions

couldn't-care-less

inconsequential

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

take-it-or-leave-it

lacking concern

not giving a monkey's

apathetic towards

uninvolved with

unconcerned about

going through motions

could care less

unenthusiastic about

incurious about

nonchalant about

phlegmatic about

unresponsive to

lacking in energy

undemonstrative

procrastinative

disorganized^US

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

disorganised^UK

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

cool, calm and collected

asleep at the wheel

asleep on the job

couldn't care less

don't give a damn

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Adjective

Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

holier-than-thou

goody-two-shoes

politically correct

goody two-shoes

behind the times

socially acceptable

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Adjective

Desensitized or numb to any feeling, sensation or emotion

anesthetized^US

anaesthetized^UK

anaesthetised^UK

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

without feeling

dead to the world

out for the count

discombobulated

unimpressionable

deprived of sensation

lacking sensation

lacking feeling

lacking in feeling

lacking in sensation

knocked unconscious

knocked for six

out on one's feet

out like a light

down for the count

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

at sixes and sevens

thrown off balance

not knowing if you are coming or going

uncomprehending

weak in the knees

discountenanced

dazed and confused

had their heads messed with

in a state of confusion

caused to be at a stand

made to scratch their head

with Alzheimer's disease

uncertain which way to turn

brought to a standstill

not knowing if one is coming or going

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Adjective

Feeling sluggish or slow

lacking in energy

procrastinating

having spring fever

asleep on one's feet

hardly able to keep one's eyes open

tranquilizing^US

tranquillising^UK

worn to a frazzle

out on one's feet

on your last legs

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