as in withdrawn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
Might his need to be liked by everyone conflict with his job’s more impersonal responsibilities?
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, over years of random, closeted and compulsive encounters, Shane and Ilya barely exchange pleasantries during their hot, impersonal hookups, even calling each other by their last names — half bros, half hos.
—David Colman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Personalization is so deeply impersonal, comes from nowhere, and isn’t ultimately what anybody likes.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Although many modern artists have used collage to navigate and interpret the impersonal detritus of mass culture, Canty’s work, with its understated sense of place, is quite different.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, over years of random, closeted and compulsive encounters, Shane and Ilya barely exchange pleasantries during their hot, impersonal hookups, even calling each other by their last names — half bros, half hos.
—David Colman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Personalization is so deeply impersonal, comes from nowhere, and isn’t ultimately what anybody likes.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Although many modern artists have used collage to navigate and interpret the impersonal detritus of mass culture, Canty’s work, with its understated sense of place, is quite different.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
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Parents report that many children stop eating, lose weight and become withdrawn.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, Babilonia matured from the shy withdrawn child who refused to hold a boy’s hand into a bold, strong and confident woman.—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
Adjective
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By one estimate, fewer than a quarter of the residential areas in many cities allow anything other than detached single-family homes.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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But also, the way that the hospice nurses are so compassionate and calm and present, but at the same time detached.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This property is crucial for generating quantum entanglement between distant nodes, another cornerstone of future quantum communication networks, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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His short responses feel distant, and his hesitation comes across as disinterest.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beginning in December, the Los Angeles Times has published revelations about how politics has intruded on a supposedly dispassionate report on the fire department’s wildfire responses.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dispassionate stranger on the phone inquiring how a citizen intended to vote—and why—is one of those institutions.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Several members highlighted the need for research to answer long-standing clinical questions, such as whether certain antidepressants should be prescribed to autistic children with anxiety.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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Please know that members of our clinical team are available to support our students and staff.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The House and Senate recently passed a bill (HB 95/SB 52) that would exempt volunteers who provide armed security services at churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship from the required Class D and G licenses held by professional security services.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Images Born in Los Angeles in 1971, Brendon originally wanted to become a professional baseball player, but pursued acting in his 20s to help manage his stutter.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The surveillance video is silent, so it was not immediately known what, if any, words were exchanged between the two prior to the incident.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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After the closure of Grand Theatre, which showed silent films until 1931, the Naper Theatre took its place in downtown Naperville in 1935 and remained in business until 1977.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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