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
The film’s empathetic interest in individual, often eccentric human lives gives it a warmth that overrides the underlying melancholy of the material, making for a pleasingly unsentimental crowdpleaser.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
That unsentimental spirit has always drawn me to Rivera’s work.
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Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Of course, Callahan intones almost everything in an unsentimental baritone.
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David Harris,
SPIN,
2 Mar. 2026
Despite these advances, Mike Bell is unsentimental about the ceiling.
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New Atlas,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unsentimental
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 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
Despite these advances, Mike Bell is unsentimental about the ceiling.
—
New Atlas,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unsentimental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsentimental
Adjective
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They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.
Adjective
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Instead, in much of popular culture, men often get messages encouraging them to be stoic and unemotional.
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Your instinct may be to focus on logistics while avoiding your emotions… but unfortunately for you, this season is anything but stoic.
Adjective
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July 23 – August 22 This morning feels calm, but later moves faster.
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If caught in a rip current, remain calm.
Adjective
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Instead, in much of popular culture, men often get messages encouraging them to be stoic and unemotional.
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Without wishing to give away the ending of a real-life case finally resolved in 2008, the information disclosed is anger-inducing and the unresponsive, unemotional demeanor of the perpetrator truly chilling.
Adjective
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Tired of trying to come off cool and aloof on dates?
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The design is still in progress, and while NJ Transit has joined Amtrak in shaping the latest proposal, the MTA remains sulkily aloof.
Adjective
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Some doctors understandably get a bit numb to the pain of their patients.
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How do people care for one another without becoming uncomfortably numb to others’ pain and suffering?
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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.
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While uniform cubes are suited for an elegant, composed presentation, torn croutons are a humble upgrade for nearly everything else where a little contrast is welcome.
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The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.
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As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.
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“Unsentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsentimental. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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