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 weeks into the latest conflict, its price remains largely unmoved.
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Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The agita feels warranted, especially when the owners appear unmoved by public opinion.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The judge acknowledged the need for prison reform but appeared unmoved by Friedmann’s account of rape.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
But with rates here largely unmoved in recent weeks, buyers should use this stability to thoroughly shop for rates and lenders online now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The agita feels warranted, especially when the owners appear unmoved by public opinion.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The judge acknowledged the need for prison reform but appeared unmoved by Friedmann’s account of rape.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
But with rates here largely unmoved in recent weeks, buyers should use this stability to thoroughly shop for rates and lenders online now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
Adjective
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The feature is set in British Columbia, largely in the span of a summer during the nineteen-nineties, in a calm residential suburb on the ruggedly alluring Vancouver Island.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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This is altered by telehealth, which allows patients to start this delicate procedure in a calm, secure and private setting.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The passengers, including me, sat stoically in the dark, tired and numb.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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However numb fans are to the business of seemingly every level of sport, including third-grade kickball, seeing Schloss in a Texas uniform at Blue Bell Park is not going to go over well.—
Mac Engel
April 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Bakri’s face is impassive and exhausted during this casual debasement, his voice low, and his tone deadpan, as though Salim has been forced to do all this a million times before.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in a blue sweatshirt and surrounded by court officers, Henderson remained impassive.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ewert is not a fully dispassionate witness.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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European maps replaced this symbolic cosmology with the dispassionate diagram of the surveyor, more suited to conquest.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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