Synonyms of clinical

clinical

adjective

as in professional

having or showing a lack of emotion or interest

She spoke to the patient's family in a clinical tone.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• professional
• detached
• silent
• serious
• objective
• dispassionate
• impersonal
• distant
• solemn
• distinguished
• reserved
• businesslike
• hard
• sober
• cold
• indifferent
• disinterested
• dry
• apathetic
• uninterested
• antisocial
• unconcerned
• misanthropic
• remote
• chill
• glacial
• chilly
• brittle
• cool
• aloof
• asocial
• arctic
• antiseptic
• incurious
• icy
• standoffish
• unsociable
• standoff
• unbending
• offish
• frigid
• frosty
• severe
• wintery
• clammy
• unclubbable
• unemotional
• wintry
• frozen
• unfriendly
• unsympathetic
• uncordial
• elevated
• soulless
• pitiless
• cold-eyed
• cold-blooded
• uncommunicative
• earnest
• taciturn
• unresponsive
• gelid
• undemonstrative
• bloodless
• uncaring
• unsmiling
• hard-eyed
• grave
• heartless
• reticent
• coldhearted
• unfeeling
• buttoned-up
• dignified
• no-nonsense
• sedate
• humorless
• uncomic
• hard-hearted
• staid
• serious-minded
• coldish
• weighty
• kindless
• sobersided
• po-faced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kind
• emotional
• compassionate
• sympathetic
• expressive
• social
• demonstrative
• happy
• kindhearted
• communicative
• hearty
• expansive
• warm-blooded
• warmhearted
• convivial
• outgoing
• gregarious
• companionable
• clubby
• extroverted
• talkative
• extraverted
• boon
• amiable
• congenial
• hospitable
• folksy
• gracious
• affable
• garrulous
• genial
• warm
• agreeable
• friendly
• comic
• neighborly
• kindly
• unprofessional
• clubable
• cordial
• clubbable
• sociable
• hysterical
• comical
• light
• ridiculous
• hysteric
• farcical
• funny
• ludicrous
• unbusinesslike
• hilarious
• riotous
• frivolous
• playful
• antic
• laughable
• humorous
• goofy
• droll
• lighthearted
• risible
• uproarious
• jocular
• screaming
• flippant
• puerile
• joking
• ludic
• scatterbrained
• flip
• flighty
• harebrained
• facetious
• kittenish
• sidesplitting
• featherbrained
• light-headed
• jesting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clinical

This approval is a significant step forward and should open the doorway to a therapy that has clear clinical advantages for the patient with mCRPC who has progressed on one ARPI and has not received chemotherapy. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025

However, clinical research has shown that over consumption of THC negatively impacts the quality of sleep, especially with long term use. —Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025

Two experts are from the National Medical Services, now known as NMS Labs, a clinical and forensic toxicology laboratory with locations in Texas and Pennsylvania. —Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025

Though there’s little clinical research on the subject, limpness, flatness, and stringiness are generally acknowledged as signs of low protein in your coiffure. —Sarah Garone, Health, 27 Mar. 2025