unsentimental

adjective

un·​sen·​ti·​men·​tal ˌən-ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl 

: not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental

an unsentimental person

unsentimental remarks

unsentimentality

ˌən-ˌsen-tə-ˌmen-ˈta-lə-tē 

-mən-

noun

unsentimentally adverb

Examples of unsentimental in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the even more cryptic Alps, Lanthimos branched out into the English-language market, where his often cruel, unsentimental style of surrealism proved an immediate critical hit with 2015’s The Lobster. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025

If an unsentimental government gets in on the sale, there really goes the neighborhood. —Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025

The book, ardent yet measured, is unsentimental in a way few show-business bios are. —David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Across almost 20 novels, the British author spun fantastical tales with unsentimental wit, infusing his work with darkly morbid humor, blithe child endangerment, rotten and antagonistic adults, and a willingness to occasionally laugh at the misfortune of others. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unsentimental

• coincidental
• developmental
• environmental
• experimental
• intersegmental
• nongovernmental
• transcontinental
• accidental
• compartmental
• continental
• detrimental
• elemental