Synonyms of clinical

clinical

adjective

as in professional

having or showing a lack of emotion or interest

She spoke to the patient's family in a clinical tone.

Related Words

• professional
• detached
• silent
• serious
• objective
• dispassionate
• impersonal
• distant
• solemn
• distinguished
• reserved
• businesslike
• hard
• sober
• cold
• indifferent
• disinterested
• dry
• apathetic
• uninterested
• antisocial
• unconcerned
• misanthropic
• remote
• chill
• glacial
• chilly
• brittle
• cool
• aloof
• asocial
• arctic
• antiseptic
• incurious
• icy
• standoffish
• unsociable
• standoff
• unbending
• offish
• frigid
• frosty
• severe
• clammy
• unclubbable
• unemotional
• wintry
• frozen
• unfriendly
• unsympathetic
• uncordial
• soulless
• elevated
• pitiless
• cold-eyed
• cold-blooded
• uncommunicative
• earnest
• taciturn
• unresponsive
• gelid
• undemonstrative
• bloodless
• uncaring
• unsmiling
• hard-eyed
• grave
• heartless
• reticent
• coldhearted
• unfeeling
• buttoned-up
• dignified
• no-nonsense
• sedate
• humorless
• uncomic
• hard-hearted
• staid
• serious-minded
• coldish
• weighty
• kindless
• sobersided
• po-faced

Dissimilar Words

• kind
• emotional
• compassionate
• sympathetic
• expressive
• social
• demonstrative
• happy
• kindhearted
• communicative
• hearty
• expansive
• warm-blooded
• warmhearted
• convivial
• outgoing
• gregarious
• companionable
• clubby
• extroverted
• talkative
• boon
• amiable
• congenial
• hospitable
• folksy
• gracious
• affable
• garrulous
• genial
• warm
• agreeable
• friendly
• comic
• neighborly
• kindly
• unprofessional
• cordial
• clubbable
• sociable
• hysterical
• comical
• light
• ridiculous
• farcical
• funny
• ludicrous
• unbusinesslike
• hilarious
• riotous
• frivolous
• playful
• antic
• laughable
• humorous
• goofy
• droll
• lighthearted
• risible
• uproarious
• jocular
• screaming
• flippant
• puerile
• joking
• ludic
• scatterbrained
• flip
• flighty
• harebrained
• facetious
• kittenish
• sidesplitting
• featherbrained
• light-headed
• jesting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clinical

The cult-favorite Korean brand focuses on anti-aging through high-performance, clinical-grade formulas. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 26 June 2026

Many companies are concerned about the high upfront-costs only to have people discontinue the drugs, negating the long-term benefits, said Ben Barner, clinical pharmacy leader at insurance brokerage Brown & Brown. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 26 June 2026

Mating was lauded within the clinical community when it was released, but didn’t find mainstream success until Perel did her first TED Talk seven years later. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

Investment in ingredient research, proprietary tech and clinical testing remains paramount for Face Reality. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 June 2026