" stoically "

1: as in calmly, impassively;

•  Synonyms : 

•  blithely,

•  blithesomely,

•  calmly,

•  casually,

•  dispassionately,

•  easily,

•  impassively,

•  indifferently,

•  lightly,

•  nonchalantly,

•  unconcernedly,

•  cheerfully,

•  cheerily,

•  delightedly,

•  gaily,

•  gleefully,

•  good-naturedly,

•  lightheartedly,

•  merrily,

•  mirthfully,

•  rejoicingly,

•  sunnily,

•  favorably,

•  well,

•  blissfully,

•  gladly,

•  happily,

•  joyfully,

•  joyously

•  Antonyms : 

•  agonizingly,

•  amain,

•  bitterly,

•  dolefully,

•  dolorously,

•  grievously,

•  hard,

•  hardly,

•  inconsolably,

•  lugubriously,

•  mournfully,

•  painfully,

•  plaintively,

•  regretfully,

•  resentfully,

•  ruefully,

•  sadly,

•  sorely,

•  sorrowfully,

•  unhappily,

•  wailfully,

•  woefully,

•  wretchedly,

•  abjectly,

•  cheerlessly,

•  crestfallenly,

•  dejectedly,

•  despairingly,

•  despondently,

•  disconsolately,

•  dispiritedly,

•  downheartedly,

•  low-spiritedly,

•  blackly,

•  darkly,

•  dismally,

•  distressfully,

•  distressingly,

•  dourly,

•  drearily,

•  forlornly,

•  gloomily,

•  glumly,

•  joylessly,

•  mirthlessly,

•  miserably,

•  morosely,

•  pessimistically,

•  somberly,

•  sullenly

1: accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint;

  * e.g., " ... after waiting six years for permission to immigrate to the U.S., the family is stoic about a six-month postponement "

•  Synonyms : 

•  forbearing,

•  long-suffering,

•  patient,

•  tolerant,

•  uncomplaining

•  Antonyms : 

•  complaining,

•  fed up,

•  impatient,

•  kvetching,

•  kvetchy,

•  protesting

2: not feeling or showing emotion;

  * e.g., " ... at her husband's funeral she remained stoic, and only a few imagined the depth of her grief "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affectless,

•  apathetic,

•  cold-blooded,

•  emotionless,

•  impassible,

•  impassive,

•  numb,

•  passionless,

•  phlegmatic,

•  stolid,

•  undemonstrative,

•  unemotional

•  Antonyms : 

•  demonstrative,

•  emotional,

•  fervent,

•  fervid,

•  hot-blooded,

•  impassioned,

•  passional,

•  passionate,

•  vehement