as in withdrawn
having or showing no emotional warmth or interest in others
The CEO was impersonal during the meeting, focusing only on the business at hand.
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Recent Examples of impersonal
Business can seem impersonal, especially in competitive industries like PR.
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Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Patient satisfaction is plummeting when meals are served in cold, impersonal containers.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Clint Eastwood is as impersonal a personal filmmaker as modern Hollywood has to offer.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
Many California artists rejected Minimalism as a New York, primarily male, art movement that espoused a cool impersonal aesthetic.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Patient satisfaction is plummeting when meals are served in cold, impersonal containers.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Clint Eastwood is as impersonal a personal filmmaker as modern Hollywood has to offer.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
Many California artists rejected Minimalism as a New York, primarily male, art movement that espoused a cool impersonal aesthetic.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Someone Almost Killed Thing Before the identities of the Hyde and its master were revealed, someone stabbed Thing, the detached hand that is the Addams family’s companion, in the back and left him hanging in Wednesday’s room.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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And, true to Hidden Hills’ equestrian roots, a detached horse stable stands ready to support an active lifestyle.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The future of regenerative medicine, once hypothetical and distant, now approaches with real hope for curing—not simply managing—a host of devastating chronic conditions.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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And with their echo for an instant echoes of the first poetry in our lives come back like music that fades into the distant night.—
Gregory Jusdanis,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For a whirlwind romance, Too Much feels awfully dispassionate.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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This crisis needs a dispassionate, neutral referee.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In healthcare, clinical staff help refine diagnostic AI by reviewing model outputs and feeding corrections back into the system.—
Dutt Kalluri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The research is supported by grants from the Florida Heart Research Foundation and Baptist Health Hospital in Kendall, and includes collaborations with institutions like the University of Miami and other clinical partners.—
Carla Mendez,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ron Wood has been a professional journalist in Arkansas for about 40 years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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Many health care professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, KFF and the American Psychological Association, say criminalizing gender-affirming care causes greater harm to transgender youths' mental well-being.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But being silent and withdrawn is certainly not helpful either.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Millions of Americans are ashamed of our country and our president but are either cowed or silent about stopping the eroding of our democracy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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