as in calm
not feeling pity, sympathy, or admiration for someone or something; not emotionally affected by something
He was unmoved by their pleas.
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Recent Examples of unmoved
Fallon, Meyers, Stewart and more appear unmoved by any attacks by Trump on their work.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Proponents of the peptide movement remain unmoved.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Soto seemed unmoved by the cop’s pleas for leniency.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Relationships can be tricky; many people feel unmoved to marry or even afraid of it.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Proponents of the peptide movement remain unmoved.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Soto seemed unmoved by the cop’s pleas for leniency.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Relationships can be tricky; many people feel unmoved to marry or even afraid of it.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
Adjective
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If caught in a rip current, remain calm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2026
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Choose clear words to build calm, trust, and workable agreements.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Feeling numb or unable to experience emotions.—
Julie Kaplow,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Outgunned in Monaco, over-cautious in Lyon, no holding midfielder in the final defeat to Chelsea in 2021 and a Real Madrid remontada the following year which left them numb.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Her face remained impassive even as tears formed and began to travel down her cheek.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.—
Lauren Cassidy,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ewert is not a fully dispassionate witness.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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