IMPERSONAL Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

impersonal

adjective

Definition of impersonal

as in withdrawn

having or showing no emotional warmth or interest in others The CEO was impersonal during the meeting, focusing only on the business at hand.

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Recent Examples of impersonal Many nonprofits lose goodwill in the first 30 days because follow-up feels slow, vague or impersonal. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Others are frightened because the Hoffmann Family doesn’t boast as much money as FSG, and even if FSG was a little impersonal with the Penguins, at least money was never a problem. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic were evident Friday as only healthcare workers in protective gear were allowed to handle the coffin and the burial. — Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 The impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic were evident on Friday as only healthcare workers in protective gear were allowed to handle the coffin and the burial. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for impersonal

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Adjective

The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Without daily contact with peers, some children become more withdrawn, lonely or emotionally flat.

— John Samuels, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026

Definition of withdrawn

Adjective

Guests return year on year, generation on generation, making Coral Reef Club the perfect antidote to the detached, impersonal sheen of the modern chain resort.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Or a pig’s leg lying off to the side, detached and jittering, could resemble Ted’s leg.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Definition of detached

Adjective

Nonlocality, whose experimental verification helped earn the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, allows distant quantum systems to produce correlations that cannot be explained by classical physics alone.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
That can change, but this is probably measured in decades, not years—and seems more distant today than in the recent past.

— Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

Writing detaches the message from the messenger, allowing for a more dispassionate spread of information than was possible in oral societies.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
In the weeks since the show premiered, memes and unauthorized merch capturing Patricia’s dispassionate delivery, heroic shotgun wielding, and jerky dance moves have flooded the internet.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of dispassionate

Adjective

As an acute communicable disease physician at the Alameda County Public Health Department, Locke led clinical guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Where other humble domestic objects—the dish brush, the soap dispenser, the hamper—have evolved into more stylish iterations with time, the toilet has remained untouched, resolutely white and clinical.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

Definition of clinical

Adjective

Goodall uses one-inch foam underlay beneath his rings — a specification that has since become mandatory for professional boxing in Britain.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Others became minority investors, channeled capital through development banks, or managed assets through professional holding companies.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of professional

Adjective

The oversized teeth of the character were originally to be used only during silent scenes, but Carrey learned to talk with them on to make his character even more cartoon-like.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
School is meant to prepare students for the real world, but too many institutions are training kids to be silent.

— Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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