UNSENTIMENTAL Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

unsentimental

adjective

Definition of unsentimental

as in detached

based on, influenced by, or resulting from reason or thought rather than feelings or emotions an unsentimental decision She's completely unsentimental about holidays.

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Recent Examples of unsentimental And so, hounded by creditors and distressed by mounting debts, the remaining family had to leave their formerly genteel surroundings for the gritty, unsentimental shadows of the Yoshiwara. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 The Nobel-prize-winning novelist Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) go on an unsentimental journey in 1949 through West and East Germany in Pawel Pawlikowski’s damn-near perfect period piece Fatherland. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 That unsentimental spirit has always drawn me to Rivera’s work. — Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Of course, Callahan intones almost everything in an unsentimental baritone. — David Harris, SPIN, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsentimental

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsentimental

Adjective

Or a pig’s leg lying off to the side, detached and jittering, could resemble Ted’s leg.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.

— Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

Definition of detached

Adjective

The ministry instructed citizens to remain calm and head to the nearest safe space.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
My work became not just watching the Zeitgeist within the company but learning how to contain it—reading through messages, distilling the emotional temperature, and crafting executive responses meant to absorb shock and restore calm.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of calm

Adjective

However, any moments that would be guaranteed to be grim end up being almost benign, as dead bodies are intact, have strangely unemotional, open-eyed faces, and almost seem like mannequins buried under mud and sand.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
And nearly all the action on the outcome is one-sided, which is rare because sportsbooks often see unemotional, respected wagers that simply prioritize profit.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of unemotional

Adjective

Sources, who prefer to remain anonymous to protect relationships, recognise that Spence is an introverted character who can come across as quite aloof, and that this image may not help his cause in moments like these.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Her next film, 1941’s Two-Faced Woman, was an attempt by MGM to loosen up her famously aloof image.

— JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026

Definition of aloof

Adjective

Replacement Ryunosuke Ito, plucked from Meiji University, had a composed debut, including laying on a try for Matsunaga, who was five for five off the tee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
After opening the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay in Los Angeles, the United States followed it with a composed 2-0 victory over Australia in Seattle.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026

Definition of composed

Adjective

In the weeks since the show premiered, memes and unauthorized merch capturing Patricia’s dispassionate delivery, heroic shotgun wielding, and jerky dance moves have flooded the internet.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of dispassionate

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