as in withdrawn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
For companies, the use of impersonal layoff methods may result in reputational damage, decreased employee loyalty and difficulties in attracting top talent in the future.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Many pieces on immigration feel abstract, impersonal; this is quite the opposite.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
But coming off years of relative social isolation brought on by the pandemic, these kinds of interactions started to feel impersonal and, ultimately, unfulfilling.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Candidates in the sector often report impersonal rejections or long periods of uncertainty, which can feel dehumanizing.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Many pieces on immigration feel abstract, impersonal; this is quite the opposite.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
But coming off years of relative social isolation brought on by the pandemic, these kinds of interactions started to feel impersonal and, ultimately, unfulfilling.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Candidates in the sector often report impersonal rejections or long periods of uncertainty, which can feel dehumanizing.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for impersonal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
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Pettersson is more withdrawn, more cerebral, more sensitive and certainly not prone to confrontation by nature.Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Introverts may become talkative, or extroverts quiet and withdrawn.Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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The utility on Wednesday was sending 20 tankers with water to support firefighters in the Palisades, and the tankers were having to reload at other distant locations.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tankers were reloading water tankers were having to reload at other distant locations.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The man, no, the boy that 3,000 people had crammed inside London’s Alexandra Palace to see produce history, plus millions more watching at home and in pubs around the UK and the world, was doing it not just with dispassionate ease, or with flamboyant style, but with disdainful relish.Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Dylan, a movie stuntwoman at work on a shoot in New Zealand, sounds neither surprised nor concerned: The dispassionate tone between them makes clear that mother and daughter are at least alike in their self-containment.Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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With its focus on reducing inefficiencies, analysts wonder whether this administration will favor quicker clinical development and drug approvals.Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Isak’s silkiness is sublime, and check out his composure and clinical finish for his second goal against Wolves, above.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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That’s the same system that Mark Zuckerberg revealed last week for Meta, which is preparing to fire its third-party professional fact-checkers who are already straining against a flood of conspiracy theories.Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Philadelphia itself has long had a connection to professional wrestling, being home to the legendary ECW and the site of WrestleMania 40 less than a year ago.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The General Year: 1926 Runtime: 1h 15m Directors: Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton Truly classic comedies can be hard to find on streaming services, so take this chance to watch an all-timer, one of the best silent movies ever made.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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In many organizations, there is a silent understanding that more hours equate to high performance.Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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