Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stoic

2 senses of stoic

Sense 1
Stoic -- (a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny")
       => philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 2
stoic, unemotional person -- (someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions)
       => adult, grownup -- (a fully developed person from maturity onward)

Antonyms of adj stoic

1 of 2 senses of stoic

Sense 1
stoic, stoical -- (seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer")

INDIRECT (VIA unemotional) -> emotional -- (of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional")

Similarity of adj stoic

2 senses of stoic

Sense 1
stoic, stoical -- (seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer")
       => unemotional (vs. emotional) -- (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)

Sense 2
Stoic -- (pertaining to Stoicism or its followers)