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

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The goal is to move the surprise out of the checkout line and into a moment where someone can explain it calmly.

— Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
In other circumstances, the Isak crisis might have been handled more calmly and more adeptly.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of calmly

Adverb

The bare, symmetrical peak rises impassively over the entire landscape.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
The film begins with a montage of young Roma women, each shot as though for a studio portrait, impassively absorbing an offscreen voice lecturing them about family planning.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of impassively

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People continue to mill around the Jeep, chatting casually, trying to understand what has happened.

— Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Made from a lightweight linen-blend material, it can be styled casually on travel days with white sneakers or dressed up for a nice dinner with strappy sandals.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of casually

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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

Adverb

But Burke did not look over at the victim’s parents, who sat stoically in the courtroom in the row right in front of me.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026
Friday night at Truist Park, the pitcher the Mets once considered to be an ace stood stoically in front of the media as he was asked about being moved to the bullpen.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Definition of stoically

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Backfill and Water Fill the remaining space with soil up to the original soil line, and lightly tamp it down.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Mynatt says that tamping too lightly, unevenly, or inconsistently leads to uneven water flow (called channeling).

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of lightly

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William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
And then, right as Joe’s already prevalent rage is on the precipice of going nuclear, a CGI giraffe nonchalantly strolls past a third-story window in the background.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of nonchalantly

Adverb

To represent so many things to so many people might seem shallow, if not blithely opportunistic.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 June 2026

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