unsentimental

Definition of unsentimentalnext

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Recent Examples of unsentimental 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 In his experiences and chronicles of the great ideological battles of the twentieth century, Curzio Malaparte was a shape-shifter—pitiless, clinical, cynical, unsentimental, indifferent to morality and idealism. Leah Downey, The New York Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2026 White’s dialogue is unsentimental but rife with anguish; Owen Teague and a seductive, destructive Abbey Lee give the pain its due. Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsentimental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsentimental
Adjective
  • Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Over time, the bond between the sliding frame and the glass can deteriorate, causing the moonroof glass to become detached while the car is operating.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • His determination and stoic unflappability were always the difference.
    Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
  • Refs opted to disregard the blatant flagrant foul and the usually stoic Brunson erupted, chasing after the officials before turning on his heel in a fury and returning to the bench.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • Here, the threat may arrive with a badge, a laptop bag and a calm voice.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • Your 4th House of Home warms as Venus, planet of values, shifts in, encouraging careful upgrades that make daily life feel calm and genuinely cozy.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • 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.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
  • Wearing a navy blue suit with an American flag pinned on the lapel, a low-energy Weinstein appeared unemotional as White delivered her opening remarks.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Cats are infamous for being aloof creatures.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • The design is still in progress, and while NJ Transit has joined Amtrak in shaping the latest proposal, the MTA remains sulkily aloof.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • Feeling numb or unable to experience emotions.
    Julie Kaplow, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Outgunned in Monaco, over-cautious in Lyon, no holding midfielder in the final defeat to Chelsea in 2021 and a Real Madrid remontada the following year which left them numb.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Adjective
  • In contrast, composed framing of his loyal squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), underlines a different emotion.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Americans have known Fox News’s Kayleigh McEnany as the composed woman behind the podium, forcefully defending administration policy in the White House briefing room, sparring with reporters on live television, or navigating the relentless pressures of national politics.
    Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.
    Lauren Cassidy, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Unsentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsentimental. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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