as in withdrawn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
The technique involves coming up with a random, impersonal word and then brainstorming for just a few seconds at a time.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
While large companies often feel distant or impersonal, small businesses can be present, attentive and engaged.
—Chris Harris, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Cognitive shuffling typically involves mentally conjuring up random, impersonal and non-emotionally charged words.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Instead of an impersonal email drowning in a sea of unread messages, RCS guides customers through a step-by-step process—uploading documents, chatting with an advisor and seeing real-time approval estimates with interactive sliders.
—Jēnna Reese, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
While large companies often feel distant or impersonal, small businesses can be present, attentive and engaged.
—Chris Harris, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Cognitive shuffling typically involves mentally conjuring up random, impersonal and non-emotionally charged words.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Instead of an impersonal email drowning in a sea of unread messages, RCS guides customers through a step-by-step process—uploading documents, chatting with an advisor and seeing real-time approval estimates with interactive sliders.
—Jēnna Reese, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
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My main criticism is its withdrawn camera, which is set too far away from the action in most stages.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Parents watch as their once-curious children become withdrawn, dreading school instead of embracing it.—
Claudia Nachtigal,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Investigators at the scene found the housing to a side view mirror, a front driver’s side bumper component and a detached front driver’s side wheel trim.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 May 2025
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Cooking was done in a detached cookhouse, which also is open for viewing.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
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Dan, who secured 20.89% in the first round, was a distant second.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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Its Dragonfly mission will launch in July 2028 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and reach the distant moon in 2034.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Thus, a dispassionate discussion is needed on what net zero means for oil and gas.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Readers acquainted with the mixed lyricism and sarcasm of the Communist Manifesto or Marx’s inflamed journalism on the events of his day may be surprised by the desiccated laying out of concepts and dispassionate tone of Capital.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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With more than 30 years as a clinical nurse, nurse educator, quality manager, and nurse executive, Dr. Thompson is a leading authority on workplace bullying and incivility and spends the majority of her time working with healthcare leaders who want to cultivate a healthy workforce.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Villa endeavoured to refine a more compact defensive structure while being clinical up front… and the response was startling.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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With clear ambitions to bring scalable AI horsepower to workstations and servers, Intel is aiming squarely at the evolving needs of the professional market.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
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Still, while getting cozy and making yourself at home, Saturn turns your attention to professional matters that could change the trajectory of your future.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Their work resists gentrification's silent displacement and instead champions intentional design, historical reverence, and generational empowerment.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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There were silent Sunday night dinners at restaurants and essentially no contact with any extended relatives.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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