Bloodless
adjective
Without violence or killing.
The rebellion was bloodless and occurred without any fighting.
Often appears as...
- bloodless coup
- bloodless victory
adjective
Not interesting or exciting.
The play was considered bloodless and lacking in drama.
Often appears as...
- bloodless prose
- bloodless depiction
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Disapproving
adjective
Lacking in passion, feeling, or warmth.
The actor's performance was criticized as bloodless.
Often appears as...
- bloodless performance
- bloodless answer
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Disapproving
adjective
Of a medical procedure: involving minimal blood loss.
Bloodless surgery utilizes techniques that minimize bleeding and the need for blood transfusions.
Often appears as...
- bloodless surgery
- bloodless procedure
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Technical
adjective
Pale from illness or emotion.
She turned bloodless with fright.
Often appears as...
- bloodless face
- bloodless complexion
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Disapproving
adjective
Without violence or killing.
The rebellion was bloodless and occurred without any fighting.
Often appears as...
- bloodless coup
- bloodless victory
adjective
Not interesting or exciting.
The play was considered bloodless and lacking in drama.
Often appears as...
- bloodless prose
- bloodless depiction
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Lacking in passion, feeling, or warmth.
The actor's performance was criticized as bloodless.
Often appears as...
- bloodless performance
- bloodless answer
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Of a medical procedure: involving minimal blood loss.
Bloodless surgery utilizes techniques that minimize bleeding and the need for blood transfusions.
Often appears as...
- bloodless surgery
- bloodless procedure
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Pale from illness or emotion.
She turned bloodless with fright.
Often appears as...
- bloodless face
- bloodless complexion
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Political Context
Often used to describe overthrows or changes in governments without bloodshed.
The bloodless coup was unexpected yet peaceful.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can imply a metaphorical victory where no physical struggle occurred.
Her rise to the top was bloodless, achieved through clever strategy.
Pro Tip 1/2Political Context
Often used to describe overthrows or changes in governments without bloodshed.
The bloodless coup was unexpected yet peaceful.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can imply a metaphorical victory where no physical struggle occurred.
Her rise to the top was bloodless, achieved through clever strategy.
Pro Tip 1/2Political Context
Often used to describe overthrows or changes in governments without bloodshed.
The bloodless coup was unexpected yet peaceful.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can imply a metaphorical victory where no physical struggle occurred.
Her rise to the top was bloodless, achieved through clever strategy.
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John Hunter: Teaching...
Every game we play is different. Some games are more about social issues, some are more about economic issues. Some games are more about warfare. But I don't try to deny them that reality of being human. I allow them to go there and, through their own experience, learn, in a bloodless way,
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new recruit had al stood his former mentor in a bloodless coup and taken command himself say I was able to talk the rest of the crew into voting out hornigold as captain in voting himself in his commander of the pirate fleet and
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John Hunter: Teaching...
Every game we play is different. Some games are more about social issues, some are more about economic issues. Some games are more about warfare. But I don't try to deny them that reality of being human. I allow them to go there and, through their own experience, learn, in a bloodless way,
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Pirate's Code PIPE National...
new recruit had al stood his former mentor in a bloodless coup and taken command himself say I was able to talk the rest of the crew into voting out hornigold as captain in voting himself in his commander of the pirate fleet and
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Nathan Kress
American Actor
I do hope to be an adult actor. But if it doesn't work out, I've been thinking about doing something in the medical therapy field, chiropractics or something like that. I've always been into the idea of helping people medically, but I can't stand blood or surgery. That freaks me out. So this would be a bloodless way to help people.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
Even those of us who do not understand the nuances of economics have come to accept that reform cannot be bloodless. We are often impatient with the predictable, do-gooder campaigns against development. We argue passionately against the humbug protests of those who never want the poor to get rich.
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Mark Edwards
American Celebrity
The turning point for me was when the Supreme Court installed Bush in 2000, even though he got half a million votes less nationally than Gore. It was nothing more than a bloodless coup and that's when I really started paying attention.
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Homer Hickam
American Author
Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my hometown was at war with itself over its children and that my parents were locked in a kind of bloodless combat over how my brother and I would live our lives.
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Daniel Naroditsky
American Celebrity
I think death is the aesthetic part of chess, seeing your opponent's army fall. Producing a sacrifice in order to mate is the aesthetic part of it. It's a beautiful, bloodless war.
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Aimee Mann
American Musician
For me, there's a fine line between telling a story that's fictional with lots of details and then removing yourself too much from it, so it's bloodless, a little too fictional.
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John Updike
American Novelist
There is no pleasing New Englanders, my dear, their soil is all rocks and their hearts are bloodless absolutes.
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Bruce Jackson
Public Servant
Both of our wars in Iraq were, on American television, largely bloodless.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Movie brawls tend to be bloodless and quick.
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Natalia Ginzburg
Italian Author
No adultery is bloodless.
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Nathan Kress
American Actor
I do hope to be an adult actor. But if it doesn't work out, I've been thinking about doing something in the medical therapy field, chiropractics or something like that. I've always been into the idea of helping people medically, but I can't stand blood or surgery. That freaks me out. So this would be a bloodless way to help people.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
Even those of us who do not understand the nuances of economics have come to accept that reform cannot be bloodless. We are often impatient with the predictable, do-gooder campaigns against development. We argue passionately against the humbug protests of those who never want the poor to get rich.
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Mark Edwards
American Celebrity
The turning point for me was when the Supreme Court installed Bush in 2000, even though he got half a million votes less nationally than Gore. It was nothing more than a bloodless coup and that's when I really started paying attention.
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Homer Hickam
American Author
Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my hometown was at war with itself over its children and that my parents were locked in a kind of bloodless combat over how my brother and I would live our lives.
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Daniel Naroditsky
American Celebrity
I think death is the aesthetic part of chess, seeing your opponent's army fall. Producing a sacrifice in order to mate is the aesthetic part of it. It's a beautiful, bloodless war.
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Aimee Mann
American Musician
For me, there's a fine line between telling a story that's fictional with lots of details and then removing yourself too much from it, so it's bloodless, a little too fictional.
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John Updike
American Novelist
There is no pleasing New Englanders, my dear, their soil is all rocks and their hearts are bloodless absolutes.
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Bruce Jackson
Public Servant
Both of our wars in Iraq were, on American television, largely bloodless.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Movie brawls tend to be bloodless and quick.
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Natalia Ginzburg
Italian Author
No adultery is bloodless.
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