Antonyms for deadpan
ˈdɛdˌpændead·pan

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1. deadpannoun

   Synonyms:
   deadpan humour, deadpan comedy, poker faced

2. deadpanadjective

   Deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look).

   Synonyms:
   deadpan humour, deadpan comedy, poker faced

3. deadpanadjective

   Having such a face or look (as a person).

   Synonyms:
   poker faced

4. deadpanadjective

   Impassive (as behaviour or speech).

   Synonyms:
   poker faced

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1. deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressiveadverb

   deliberately impassive in manner

   "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"

   Antonyms:
   communicatory, communicative

   Synonyms:
   impassive, expressionless, poker-faced, stolid, unexpressive

2. deadpanadverb

   without betraying any feeling

   "she told the joke deadpan"

   Antonyms:
   communicative, communicatory

How to use deadpan in a sentence?

1. David Litt:

   Maybe Donald Trump is the kind of dry, deadpan humorist who does great material about how terrific dictators are - but if that's the case, he should wait until he retires as president to start breaking out that particular part of his act.

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