unhysterical

adjective

Definition of unhystericalnext
1
as in collected

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2
as in unhumorous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhysterical
  1. collected
  2. unhumorous
  3. composed
  4. lame
  5. recollected
  6. humorless
  7. serene
  8. serious
Adjective
  • Data brokers legally comb the internet for such information, build profiles using the collected information, and sell those profiles to anyone who’ll pay.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Paired with the Emme play table, this duo creates the kind of collected look that feels professionally layered.
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026
Definition of collected
Adjective
  • Unlike Dickens, to whom he was sometimes compared, Balzac didn’t care for or about children, and was essentially unhumorous.
    — Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Definition of unhumorous
Adjective
  • Barbie’s hair choices, too, are ever so composed and elegant.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Replacement Ryunosuke Ito, plucked from Meiji University, had a composed debut, including laying on a try for Matsunaga, who was five for five off the tee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of composed
Adjective
  • In that time seven states seceded from the Union, while lame-duck Pres.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The jokes are still wildly scattershot and frequently, knowingly lame; the production is still cheap and cheerfully scrappy; the whole ragged enterprise is still reliant on the evident affection and chemistry between its players to hold it together.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of lame
Adjective
  • Does your table offer a first-class ticket to spicy destinations across the globe, or a comfortable sinking into recollected recipes from your mother?
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
  • Perhaps a strategic loosening of novelistic form was what Hollinghurst was going for, in an effort to capture the enigma of the recollected past.
    — Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of recollected
Adjective
  • Walker joins as the imposing, entitled and humorless Peter Van Laar III, the wealthy heir to the Van Laar estate, whose behavior is a struggle for both his wife, Alice, and 13-year-old daughter.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • Patton, a notoriously tough and humorless commander, considered Willy and Joe to be a threat to discipline and morale — quite the opposite of the way many fans saw them.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of humorless
Adjective
  • Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The serene hideaway is decked out in soft furnishings like wool rugs and bouclé sofas.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of serene
Adjective
  • People half his age with serious mountain experience struggled and marvelled at him leading them to the top.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Three people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
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“Unhysterical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhysterical. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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