as in withdrawn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
Bland art, no lighting plan, and poorly sized furniture make homes feel impersonal or awkward.
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Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 June 2026
While organizations focus on automating hiring processes, job seekers are becoming less willing to tolerate systems that feel impersonal, outdated or unnecessarily time-consuming.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Feeling your story becoming impersonal?
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
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Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 June 2026
While organizations focus on automating hiring processes, job seekers are becoming less willing to tolerate systems that feel impersonal, outdated or unnecessarily time-consuming.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Feeling your story becoming impersonal?
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for impersonal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
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Such movement was not mirrored on the Netherlands’ right, where the attack-minded Denzel Dumfries was playing a more withdrawn role.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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Without daily contact with peers, some children become more withdrawn, lonely or emotionally flat.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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There was another cigar somewhere in his not-too-distant future.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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With the intention of permanently moving the orbiter Discovery to California, the Air Force designed SLC-6 differently from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, most notably by stacking the vehicle directly on the pad rather than in a more distant assembly building.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.—
Lauren Cassidy,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At a billion scans a month, even modest rates imply hundreds of millions of ambiguous results a year, each one demanding a clinical decision and producing a worried customer.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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For decades, it's been a space for animal care, veterinary education and clinical training.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Marte's latest move adds another chapter to a professional career that had already taken him through multiple organizations and even overseas.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors.—
Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Coffin came up with the 1920s backdrop – an era that saw cinema shift from silent films to talkies — and did something the franchise rarely permits — make something personal.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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The Rangers offense was silent during the beginning of the game, while the defense held together.—
Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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