unemotional
adjective
un·emo·tion·al
ˌən-i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl
: not emotional: such as
a
: not easily aroused or excited : cold
b
: involving a minimum of emotion : intellectual
an unemotional assessment
unemotionally
adverb
Examples of unemotional in a Sentence
He was a cold and unemotional person.
a surprisingly unemotional expression for someone who was just informed that his wife was missing
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That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Inadequate manager preparation: Many managers receive little to no training on how to handle layoff conversations with sensitivity, often defaulting to brief, unemotional exchanges that feel insulting to departing employees.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.
—Dawn Kovell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Becton appeared calm and unemotional about the situation, the affidavit states.
—Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
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“Unemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemotional. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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