Synonyms of impersonal

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as in withdrawn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.

Related Words

• withdrawn
• detached
• dispassionate
• clinical
• distant
• professional
• silent
• aloof
• unsocial
• standoffish
• introverted
• reclusive
• reserved
• antisocial
• asocial
• remote
• unsociable
• cold
• automatic
• recessive
• dry
• unreal
• soulless
• indifferent
• unbending
• unemotional
• unrealistic
• unauthentic
• hokey
• offish
• frosty
• misanthropic
• apathetic
• indrawn
• unresponsive
• manufactured
• pat
• timid
• cool
• disinterested
• labored
• canned
• unconcerned
• uninterested
• undemonstrative
• nongregarious
• shy
• cold-eyed
• fabricated
• uncommunicative
• unenthusiastic
• buttoned-up
• concocted
• uncaring
• unclubbable
• taciturn
• unfeeling
• incurious
• unfriendly
• standoff
• icy
• heartless
• diffident
• pitiless
• frigid
• glacial
• reticent
• unsympathetic
• clammy
• antiseptic
• chilly
• hard
• bloodless
• brittle
• arctic
• coldhearted
• frozen
• wintry
• gelid
• cold-blooded
• chill
• hard-eyed
• hard-hearted
• coldish
• uncordial
• kindless

Dissimilar Words

• kind
• compassionate
• warm
• sympathetic
• emotional
• friendly
• cordial
• genial
• expressive
• demonstrative
• happy
• hearty
• communicative
• expansive
• gregarious
• kindhearted
• outgoing
• convivial
• companionable
• social
• talkative
• extroverted
• warmhearted
• gracious
• hospitable
• warm-blooded
• folksy
• congenial
• garrulous
• amiable
• boon
• affable
• clubby
• agreeable
• neighborly
• kindly
• clubbable
• sociable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impersonal

Strong democracies, by contrast, rely on impersonal institutions that protect state promises from day-to-day political interference and on budgets large enough for these institutions to carry them out. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Part of Gunn’s method is to keep his own voice as still and impersonal as is possible under the pressure of so much loss. — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

To him, being late was serious enough to warrant a phone call, and a text felt too casual and impersonal. — Jeff Leblanc, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Southern interior designers agree that certain popular features read as too trendy, dated, or impersonal and must be removed to ensure that a space will hold up for the long haul. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026