COLD-EYED Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

cold-eyed

adjective

ˈkōld-ˈīd

as in detached

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others the attendant's cold-eyed stare discouraged any thoughts about having a conversation

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as in icy

lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling under the cold-eyed gaze of the director, I auditioned for the part

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Recent Examples of cold-eyed Cats and dogs cold-eyed, so soon, so soon the dream over. —

Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026 Yet, however eager the demonstrations of Denmark’s contribution and NATO’s collective goodwill may be, a more cold-eyed rationale may lie beneath their surface. —

Lisa Abend, Time, 18 Jan. 2026 The patriarch would like the ladies and Coleman to join him forthwith in Mexico; the letter’s bearer – a cold-eyed brute named Amos Turlow – will serve as guide. —

Erin Douglass, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2025 These were acts of opportunism by a cold-eyed pragmatist. —

James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 Acknowledging this is cold-eyed realism; humiliating and undercutting an ally, perhaps with worse to come in the form of a sweetheart deal for Moscow, is not. —

The Editors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-eyed

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The title may be clinical and detached; the image on its cover is anything but.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The fire also damaged two neighboring houses and a detached garage.

— Robert A. Cronkleton March 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026