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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He was being put through training recently to test his ability to stay calm under pressure as Douglas tried to overstimulate his senses.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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What made the situation a whole lot easier for both of them was the fact that Breezy stayed happy and calm in her car seat through the whole episode.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Penile-inversion surgery is rumored to render the tissue numb.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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So, like, the top of my ass, that skin part is numb.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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There are also plenty of promotional materials dating from the building’s launch, and in one video clip, Kurokawa sells the merits of the building to an impassive audience of smoking businessmen.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Carr, who apparently reacted to Kimmel's suspension last week by sending a GIF of TV characters doing a celebratory dance to a journalist, yesterday described his role at the FCC as that of a dispassionate arbiter.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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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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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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