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
But two Republicans voted against the package, including Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a deficit watcher who had been publicly criticized by Trump, remained unmoved.
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Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
But an unmoved Bride cooly shot dead her ex, multiple times for good measure.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
Stepping off a private jet, Martian appears stoic and unmoved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, the Taliban remain unmoved in maintaining their support for the TTP.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
But an unmoved Bride cooly shot dead her ex, multiple times for good measure.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
Stepping off a private jet, Martian appears stoic and unmoved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, the Taliban remain unmoved in maintaining their support for the TTP.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
Adjective
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Hill stayed calm, recovering from the blunder and finding an open lane for an 80-yard touchdown.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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All of these things can soften poop and move it through your system more smoothly—which helps keep those nearby blood vessels calm and cool.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Americans have just grown numb to the disconnect.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her hands would burn or go numb; her skin glittered with pain.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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She is described, variously, as quirky, impassive, naive, vulgar, blithely optimistic.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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Schuyler was impassive and outwardly calm, but in his very calm projected a certain vulnerability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kirkpatrick set out to create a fair, dispassionate tally of Trump’s two terms so far.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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This crisis needs a dispassionate, neutral referee.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
30 July 2025
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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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