as in withdrawn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 work in that book was surreal and stealthily philosophical—its opening poem was a fifteen-page meditation on the ontology of Popeye the Sailor Man—but impersonal.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Too often, ‘security technology’ is framed as cold, impersonal, or invasive.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Following its release, some critics dinged the record for being too impersonal.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
But for many candidates, the experience feels alienating and impersonal.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Too often, ‘security technology’ is framed as cold, impersonal, or invasive.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Following its release, some critics dinged the record for being too impersonal.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
But for many candidates, the experience feels alienating and impersonal.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Due to his austere and detached manner, he is known to immediately inspire awe in his patients.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The relevance of The Lord is impossible to ignore, especially in the character of a British journalist, who is extremely detached and mercenary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With her brother and his girlfriend still distant, she is left hoping time will ease the awkwardness created over one special dress.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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His competitors have become distant runners up.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kirkpatrick set out to create a fair, dispassionate tally of Trump’s two terms so far.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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This crisis needs a dispassionate, neutral referee.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In a proof-of-concept study published this year, Salmi and colleagues analyzed the accuracy of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini responses to patients' questions about a clinical note.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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These machines aren't yet reliable for clinical diagnostics at scale.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fill out a questionnaire, upload a photo, and a professional colorist mixes your perfect blend based on your hair goals and history—right down to the developer strength.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Huang, also a professional military strategist and university professor, told the Washington Examiner that his party sees the DPP’s posturing as a cynical move to build domestic support without considering the long-term consequences.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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One silent element to the transfer portal that is seldom discussed, but important to the athletes, is those pesky classes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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