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
Senators leaving the room Wednesday night seemed unmoved.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 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
To be in a room with sixty bereaved families is a solemn experience, but the C.E.O.s seemed largely unmoved.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 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
To be in a room with sixty bereaved families is a solemn experience, but the C.E.O.s seemed largely unmoved.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
Adjective
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Did your presence create more clarity, more calm, more progress?—
Cicely Simpson,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Thursday morning’s efforts included six private vessels and a Marine Rescue team, though what was puzzling to some was how calm the sea conditions were and the small amount of wind and swell.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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His leg went numb, but his sense of humor was unharmed.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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Europe, perhaps now numb to the threats from across the Atlantic, also stayed relatively calm with London’s FTSE and Germany’s DAX marking minor gains.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Blount, who appeared wearing a white button-down shirt and tie, his hands shackled in front of him, his bulging gut and beige tie spilling over his beige pants, appeared impassive and refused to meet his victim’s gaze as Rothschild addressed him personally.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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Director and screenwriter Brian Koppelman returns as the wonderfully impassive numbers man to Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt), a guy everyone simply refers to as Computer.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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In precise, dispassionate prose, Tsushima evokes complex emotions—longing, grief, loneliness.—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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However, a dispassionate parting doesn’t suit characters who have often worked so hard just to display any feelings at all.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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