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 markets were mostly unmoved.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
The Russian attacks over the two nights since Trump's announcement suggest Moscow remains unmoved.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 July 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
The Russian attacks over the two nights since Trump's announcement suggest Moscow remains unmoved.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 July 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
Adjective
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The dogs' job on marathon day will be to calm race-day jitters at the starting line, where runners can feel overwhelmed or nervous about the trek ahead.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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If caught in a rip current, remain calm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Fans are numb to these sorts of stories.—
Mac Engel
October 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
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In a small town like Harding, a crime involving local children of local families shatters the relatively placid and usually numb routines of daily life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Modern buildings go up in the impassive lunar desert.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The book’s accumulation of data, cases, and documentation of censorship, surveillance, and harassment, presented in a clinical and dispassionate tone, paints a damning picture.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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