IMPERSONAL Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

impersonal

adjective

as in withdrawn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 The authors found that users who heavily relied on LLMs submitted essays with 50% fewer pronouns, which was representative of the larger shift toward impersonal language that included fewer anecdotes and references to human experiences. —

Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026 Dry, impersonal, a little robotic to the point of hilarity. —

Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026 Elser, who fought the package theft accusation, was caught in an impersonal — and inaccurate — technology dragnet. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 Thus, the author of this impersonal, even mechanistic view of history still found a place for the individual actor, if only for the greatest of them. —

Alfred McCoy, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impersonal

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Adjective

Parents report that many children stop eating, lose weight and become withdrawn.

— Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Along the way, Babilonia matured from the shy withdrawn child who refused to hold a boy’s hand into a bold, strong and confident woman.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026