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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

Not given to showing emotion or feelings

Dull, sluggish, or ugly

Boring or severely lacking in interest

Unnatural, artificial or fake in nature

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern

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

socially unsure

socially awkward

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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

anesthetized^US

lacking vitality

lacking in vitality

uncommunicative

devoid of feeling

anaesthetised^UK

lacking charisma

lacking personality

anaesthetized^UK

uncomprehending

two-dimensional

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

Adjective

Not given to showing emotion or feelings

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

depersonalized^US

strictly business

depersonalised^UK

nondiscriminatory

uncompanionable

putting on airs

emotionally distant

keeping people at arm's length

self-restrained

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Adjective

Dull, sluggish, or ugly

slow on the uptake

thick as two short planks

not the full shilling

dead from the neck up

soft in the head

mentally deficient

as thick as two short planks

not intelligent

mentally handicapped

uncomprehending

feather-brained

not the sharpest tool in the box

not the sharpest tool in the shed

not the sharpest knife in the drawer

wet behind the ears

unknowledgeable

unsophisticated

a brick short of a load

two sandwiches short of a picnic

as green as grass

without thought

dumb as a box of rocks

dumb as a bag of hammers

foolishly stupid

as daft as a brush

not quite right

mentally defective

devoid of intelligence

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Adjective

Boring or severely lacking in interest

dull as ditchwater

lacking excitement

lacking interest

run-of-the-mill

dull as dishwater

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

lacking variety

soul-destroying

non-stimulating

middle-of-the-road

common or garden

lacking variation

run of the mill

unobjectionable

undistinguished

without variety

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

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Adjective

Unnatural, artificial or fake in nature

lacking sincerity

to all intents and purposes

with tongue in cheek

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Adjective

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern

walking through it

going through the motions

couldn't-care-less

spur-of-the-moment

inconsequential

take-it-or-leave-it

lacking concern

not giving a monkey's

for form's sake

as a matter of form

done as a formality

without formality

without hesitation

for the sake of form

apathetic towards

uninvolved with

unconcerned about

going through motions

nonchalant about

phlegmatic about

unresponsive to

could care less

unenthusiastic about

incurious about

without discussion

without warning

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

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Adjective

Feeling sluggish or slow

lacking in energy

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