as in withdrawn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
Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.
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Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Feeling your story becoming impersonal?
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
This world can be very impersonal and automated, and there’s immense value in having a consistent team familiar with a specific property.
—Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The writer is expected to bond with a new steward who had no part in the original creative conversation, who may have entirely different instincts about the material, and who inherits a relationship already frayed by the impersonal mechanics of a deal that took forever to close.
—George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
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Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Feeling your story becoming impersonal?
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
This world can be very impersonal and automated, and there’s immense value in having a consistent team familiar with a specific property.
—Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The writer is expected to bond with a new steward who had no part in the original creative conversation, who may have entirely different instincts about the material, and who inherits a relationship already frayed by the impersonal mechanics of a deal that took forever to close.
—George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
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Blatter also suggested that Infantino, like a lot of dictators, has started acting withdrawn.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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Patrick Stewart is also among those to have publicly discussed working with a withdrawn Hardy, who has also starred in The Dark Knight trilogy, Peaky Blinders and the Venom films.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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There was another cigar somewhere in his not-too-distant future.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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With the intention of permanently moving the orbiter Discovery to California, the Air Force designed SLC-6 differently from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, most notably by stacking the vehicle directly on the pad rather than in a more distant assembly building.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.—
Lauren Cassidy,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At a billion scans a month, even modest rates imply hundreds of millions of ambiguous results a year, each one demanding a clinical decision and producing a worried customer.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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For decades, it's been a space for animal care, veterinary education and clinical training.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Former professional wrestler and actor Tyler Mane announced he has been diagnosed with breast cancer.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Those individuals who are experiencing lingering symptoms should see an eye care professional for help.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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This battery system will enable up to 12 hours of silent scientific operations powered entirely by batteries, reducing both emissions and underwater noise that can interfere with sensitive marine research.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The system’s movements are perfectly precise, silent and ultra-smooth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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