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
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
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
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The protests, which were mostly calm and peaceful, were held in opposition to President Donald Trump's policies and coincided with the controversial parade for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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These calm and gentle activities by the sea have restorative benefits and are increasingly featured as part of wellness retreats.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Human error is more likely when IT professionals are overwhelmed by alerts and false positives, causing teams to become numb to the noise.—
Travis Runty,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Goldberg asked, questioning if Americans had grown numb to Trump’s use of pardons.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Whether from the return of fasting or sheer exhaustion, players may become impassive.—
Jason Anthony,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
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What To Know Several reporters tried to question Balmer as he was led out of the courthouse, but the suspect remained silent, only breaking his impassive stare by rolling his eyes upward into the back of his head and pushing out his tongue to cover his chin.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Given its clever production and Stoltenberg’s consciously dispassionate vocals, Big City Life could easily come across as forbiddingly cool.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
24 May 2025
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Since mainstream media coverage of Trump is so often negative, indeed the adversarial relationship is now established, more dispassionate evaluation becomes highly desirable.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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