ˌən-i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl
as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
a surprisingly unemotional expression for someone who was just informed that his wife was missing
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Recent Examples of unemotional
As LeMahieu rounded the bases, the typically unemotional infielder emphatically pumped his fist.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
The scientist Hartnett was an unemotional witness called to speak to her professional analysis of the items she was tasked with looking at.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire, an underground crime lord and boxer in A Thousand Blows, a neo-Nazi play-acting at being a father in This Is England, a coolly unemotional dystopian leader in Bodies.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
The scientist Hartnett was an unemotional witness called to speak to her professional analysis of the items she was tasked with looking at.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire, an underground crime lord and boxer in A Thousand Blows, a neo-Nazi play-acting at being a father in This Is England, a coolly unemotional dystopian leader in Bodies.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemotional
Adjective
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These little Swedish jewels are a reminder that even the most stoic and pragmatic carmakers can inspire with a brilliant high note of design and imagination.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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The tone shifts from stoic and dark to campy by the end of the eight-episode series.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rocha’s face was blank and emotionless after he was given his fate, his standard expression throughout the trial.—
PJ Green
October 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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His face held emotionless focus.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Unemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemotional. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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