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

Mears died at the age of ninety-one, and the end of his life seems to have been as unsentimental as its beginning. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Though her voice is decidedly unsentimental, there’s still a gentleness to this novel that invites readers to care and wonder about history rather than mine it for certain knowledge. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

The unsentimental roar is, of course, a translation of Chekhov’s saws, and a good one at that. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

As executed, the 2019 show is an emotional yet refreshingly unsentimental black comedy that snickers in the face of empowerment buzzwords like, well, healing journey. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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