UNMOVED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

unmoved

adjective

Definition of unmoved

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 Wallace remains unmoved, for now. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Sylvie remains comically unmoved. — Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Reigns hit Fatu with a clothesline, who remained unmoved, and then Fatu took Reigns down with a clothesline. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 Fallon, Meyers, Stewart and more appear unmoved by any attacks by Trump on their work. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unmoved

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Adjective

Strikes in the region have been relatively calmer over the past few days, although Kuwait said Iran hit a building belonging to a Chinese company in the northern part of the country on Thursday, killing one employee.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The patented, portable Ready Rocker is ergonomically designed to help alleviate discomfort, relieve back pain, reduce stress, calm anxiety and improve sleep, fitting both deep and shallow seating with two rocking positions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of calm

Adjective

My hand instantly went numb, the wrist and fingers falling limp and useless.

— Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
As people around her begin slipping into an emotionally numb trance described as being eclipsed, the boundaries between Bego’s imagination, the digital world and physical reality begin to dissolve.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of numb

Adjective

Lancelot, noticeably weary, impassive, and preoccupied atop an equally weary black horse, follows the sorcerer, while Merlin leads him up the path into the realm of shadows, out of the frame to the left.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Riles’s face is impassive, focused, as the announcer reads out the winner.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of impassive

Adjective

Writing detaches the message from the messenger, allowing for a more dispassionate spread of information than was possible in oral societies.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
In the weeks since the show premiered, memes and unauthorized merch capturing Patricia’s dispassionate delivery, heroic shotgun wielding, and jerky dance moves have flooded the internet.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of dispassionate

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