stoically

American

[stoh-ik-lee] / ˈstoʊ ɪk li /

adverb

in an austerely calm, philosophical way that shows fortitude, mastery of the emotions, and uncomplaining acceptance of destiny.

Gandhi inspired hundreds of millions to march unarmed—proudly, peacefully, and stoically—into hails of police batons and bullets to demand freedom.
We tell male children not to cry, to endure pain stoically.

Other Word Forms

nonstoically adverb
superstoically adverb
unstoically adverb

Etymology

Origin of stoically

stoical ( def. ) + -ly

Vocabulary lists containing stoically

"Coming of Age in the Dawnland," Vocabulary from the historical excerpt

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Example Sentences

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Oren and Alon sat stoically with their lawyers, while their parents sat in the gallery behind them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

One “tricky situation”, as Isak stoically puts it, came the day before they spoke to the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

Exuding a weary melancholy, the actor betrays an incongruous longing for the confessional, unflinchingly depicting the elderly Beckett stoically dragging his carcass to the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

The audience included several family members of victims, who cheered as senators berated the executives and listened stoically as Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, addressed the crowd directly.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Dimple didn’t know if she could talk to him stoically, without bursting into tears.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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