DISPASSIONATELY Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

dispassionately

adverb

Definition of dispassionately

as in calmly

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Recent Examples of dispassionately Moody’s exists to price risk dispassionately for bond investors, not to editorialize about fairness. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Meanwhile, the best general managers approach moves dispassionately with a franchise’s long-term outlook balanced against the win-now crowd. — Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026 The transaction layer may become more dispassionately logical, but the relationship layer still belongs to people. — Atul Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Arendt and Lippmann proposed creating spaces where judges and journalists could evaluate evidence dispassionately and reach reliable conclusions about truth. — Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 In one scene, he is seen dispassionately watching his own films. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Instead, endeavor to stand back, look at the list dispassionately, and judge which three events honestly were the biggest of the year in your judgment. — Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025 Dwight sets the logs ablaze, watching dispassionately as Dunmire burns to a crisp. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025 Where rookie pilots panicked in battle, Gabreski functioned like a robot, dispassionately following the instructions laid out in his military flight manuals. — Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispassionately

Adverb

This terror grows familiar but not stale; the reader is allowed to live within it almost calmly and thus catch glimpses of other forces in the darkness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
As blood soaks her nightgown, Lizzie calmly observes the scene of the crime.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of calmly

Adverb

After hearing the gunshots, Joe runs upstairs, not to escape or get help, but to impassively document the atrocities, including a shot of the birthday boy’s mother, Catherine (Costanza Andrade), in her final harrowing moments.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
The bare, symmetrical peak rises impassively over the entire landscape.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Definition of impassively

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Some looked younger than thirty and were dressed casually, while others already looked the part of the candidate, in suits or high heels.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
She’s casually seated on a couch, soft-spoken, and sometimes pausing to search for the right words in English.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of casually

Adverb

His point was that, much like the sun or rain or death, the laws of nature fell indifferently on everyone, regardless of their wealth or status.

— Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.

— Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of indifferently

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His wife, Lois, stoically drove to the site and spent more than two hours on the air with KFI talking about the accident and her husband.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
During the ovation, Schrader stood up stoically and grew emotional, with tears swelling in his eyes.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stoically

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To do so, place the slices in a nonstick or lightly oiled skillet over low to medium-low heat and cover the pan.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The gel texture lightly clarifies the scalp and volumizes the roots with the help of salicylic and glutamic acids.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of lightly

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In the video, the popular streamers Maya Higa and FaZe Adapt sit together on a log, chatting nonchalantly as a massive grizzly bear lumbers toward them.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
Couples stroll nonchalantly around the fountain, seemingly without a care in the world.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of nonchalantly

Adverb

While the tone may often feel blithely throwaway, the filmmaking is never careless.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
James, though loving and well-intentioned, can’t help but show his skepticism, repeatedly (and blithely unaware of his condescension) asking if his wife remembered to take her meds today.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

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