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

In a clinical study, 85 percent of participants reported a visible reduction in under-eye puffiness within four weeks. —Tracy Perez Han, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026

These applications undergo careful, rigorous scientific review to ensure that the medications can be safely given to people without clinical supervision. —Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026

Healthgrades, on the other hand, focuses on clinical outcomes. —Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026

Although this sounds like a good idea, the availability of screening has outpaced its clinical relevance. —Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026