as in withdrawn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
Bland art, no lighting plan, and poorly sized furniture make homes feel impersonal or awkward.
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Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
7 June 2026
While organizations focus on automating hiring processes, job seekers are becoming less willing to tolerate systems that feel impersonal, outdated or unnecessarily time-consuming.
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Bybryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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?
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Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
7 June 2026
While organizations focus on automating hiring processes, job seekers are becoming less willing to tolerate systems that feel impersonal, outdated or unnecessarily time-consuming.
—
Bybryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.
—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
Feeling your story becoming impersonal?
—
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for impersonal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
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Such movement was not mirrored on the Netherlands’ right, where the attack-minded Denzel Dumfries was playing a more withdrawn role.
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Without daily contact with peers, some children become more withdrawn, lonely or emotionally flat.
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They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.
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Assemblymember Alex Bores, had 35%, followed by Schlossberg, who trailed in a distant third with less than 11%.
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Wet paint auctions feel like a distant memory, with frivolous, speculative art buying, especially from 2020 to 2022, now being passé.
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The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.
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As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.
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Despite these advantages, apoB testing has faced barriers to widespread clinical adoption, largely because of inconsistent guidance on how to interpret and apply the results.
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Care intelligence is the ability to transform connected clinical, operational and patient data into actionable insights that help care teams make faster, more informed decisions across the continuum of care.
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Marte's latest move adds another chapter to a professional career that had already taken him through multiple organizations and even overseas.
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After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors.
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Coffin came up with the 1920s backdrop – an era that saw cinema shift from silent films to talkies — and did something the franchise rarely permits — make something personal.
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The Rangers offense was silent during the beginning of the game, while the defense held together.
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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