ˌən-i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl
as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
a surprisingly unemotional expression for someone who was just informed that his wife was missing
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Recent Examples of unemotional
During the ceremony, the normally unemotional Karaban cried, while Hurley held back tears himself.
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Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The reason why is that all of their star players behaved like Aztec alumnus Kawhi Leonard: unemotional, robotic freaks who do not care about anything other than basketball.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.
—Dawn Kovell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The reason why is that all of their star players behaved like Aztec alumnus Kawhi Leonard: unemotional, robotic freaks who do not care about anything other than basketball.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.
—Dawn Kovell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemotional
Adjective
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His determination and stoic unflappability were always the difference.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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Refs opted to disregard the blatant flagrant foul and the usually stoic Brunson erupted, chasing after the officials before turning on his heel in a fury and returning to the bench.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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This does not mean leaders should become emotionless.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The players and staff remained silent and emotionless until the door of their bus closed and left for Suwon under police escort.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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“Unemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemotional. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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