UNROMANTIC Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

unromantic

adjective

Definition of unromantic

as in unsentimental

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Recent Examples of unromantic This idea was supposed to be the kind of thing that could convince even the most unromantic skeptics that space exploration was not only spiritually fulfilling, but economically advantageous. — Elena Saavedra Buckley, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 The logical, unromantic version of their history is that in the 17th century Chincoteague farmers moved their livestock to neighboring Assateague Island to roam freely and avoid fencing their land, as well as skirting various taxation laws. — Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026 That seemingly unromantic shift towards feeling more like roommates than crushes isn’t inherently bad. — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026 Small-Business Mindset Listening to both Cook and Drew, all of this sounds unromantic in the best possible way. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unromantic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unromantic

Adjective

That’s a shame, because Eleazar gives a layered and unsentimental performance in what should be her breakout role, even as Rock’s film turns out to hide some curious ideas about women.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Mears died at the age of ninety-one, and the end of his life seems to have been as unsentimental as its beginning.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsentimental

Adjective

Top- and bottom-line results for the period beat expectations.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
McKinsey’s 2026 State of AI survey found that only about 6% of companies report a significant bottom-line impact from AI—defined as attributing at least 5% of EBIT to the technology—a figure unchanged from a year earlier.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottom-line

Adjective

But there’s something bracingly logical about injecting the synthetic jolt of electronic dance music into a hospital environment, where vulnerable bodies are sustained by machines.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
With 40 percent of its revenue generated by returning customers, Braquet said this focus was the logical next step and the motivation in their ongoing first funding round.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of logical

Adjective

The piece is an exuberantly hopeful and unabashedly patriotic look at America and its possibilities that seems downright defiant in such a deeply cynical and divided time in the nation’s history.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Far more gruesome and cynical than its YA label would imply, Weiner’s brisk novel is the literary equivalent of a sugar rush.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cynical

Adjective

Kim will face his last days when a large enough body of North Korean elites conclude that remaining loyal is no longer their safest and most rational choice.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Predicting the costs How cities full of rational, educated, financially prudent people get sucked in, how we’re persuaded to put aside concerns about being stuck with a massive bill and just surrender to the spectacle.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of rational

Adjective

Such commonsensical strategies can turn a proposal that initially seems like opening Pandora’s box into a mechanism for improving the safety of radical conservation interventions.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Some ideas are so commonsensical that government is the last to adopt them.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of commonsensical

Adjective

The exhibit will include over 200 pieces that play with the sensible, mundane, and high fashion.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
The sensible comment might suggest Honeycutt doesn’t care which party or politician follows through with MAHA’s goals, just as long as they’re achieved.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of sensible

Adjective

March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Aries March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of reasonable

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