UNRHETORICAL Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

unrhetorical

adjective

Definition of unrhetorical

as in unaffected

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Adjective

But millions of pounds unrefrigerated food, mostly meat and seafood, remain in the western freezer, which was unaffected by the blaze.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Owners who generated their seed with at least 50 private dice rolls, or who used a strong passphrase, were unaffected.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of unaffected

Adjective

The animals are safe, but their home took a direct hit that left parts of the zoo unrecognizable.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Trump called Jones last month and urged him to meet with Jackson, who defeated Jones in a GOP primary in June, according to three people with direct knowledge of the conversation who aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the exchange.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of direct

Adjective

Sarah Pidgeon has a knack for wearing elevated essentials in a matter-of-fact way.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 July 2026
At its center was Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), a man perpetually resisting the changing times who provocatively expressed his old-school views through blunt, matter-of-fact bigotry.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026

Definition of matter-of-fact

Adjective

Clad in a sleeveless bright green dress, Anderson, 57, radiates an ageless grace, undeniably sophisticated yet unpretentious in her demeanor.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
The downtown store regularly hosts Japanese tailors for trunk shows, and its unpretentious staff warmly guides customers through suits from a house line made by Ring Jacket.

— New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of unpretentious

Adjective

The task seemed like a simple one for a digital agent, as the booking form was online.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of simple

Adjective

In 1929, an Armenian immigrant family founded what would become the Colombo brand, selling large containers of plain yogurt as a convenience for fellow transplants from other parts of the world.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2026
Business leaders, model risk teams, auditors and regulators all need different levels of explanation, from a plain-language summary to a detailed technical trace.

— Sandeep Shivam, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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