as in withdrawn
having or showing no emotional warmth or interest in others
The CEO was impersonal during the meeting, focusing only on the business at hand.
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Recent Examples of impersonal
While impersonal, many companies provide comprehensive resources on their HR platforms.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Enhancing Decision-Making by Merging Data and Narrative Data is vital to decision-making, but numbers alone can feel impersonal or overwhelming.
—Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
That film, which tells a bitter story of a killing and a coverup and features an emotionally scarred protagonist, seems impersonal and externalized—as if soaked in Hollywood’s industrial varnish.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
In addition to turning formerly C-list Marvel characters like Drax the Destroyer into global icons, Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who were able to imprint his own distinct style and tastes into this massive franchise that can too often feel (especially lately) a bit impersonal.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Enhancing Decision-Making by Merging Data and Narrative Data is vital to decision-making, but numbers alone can feel impersonal or overwhelming.
—Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
That film, which tells a bitter story of a killing and a coverup and features an emotionally scarred protagonist, seems impersonal and externalized—as if soaked in Hollywood’s industrial varnish.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
In addition to turning formerly C-list Marvel characters like Drax the Destroyer into global icons, Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who were able to imprint his own distinct style and tastes into this massive franchise that can too often feel (especially lately) a bit impersonal.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
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Hong’s withdrawn gaze is interrupted by sudden movements, like pans across space and crash zooms into ongoing conversations.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Solitary, eccentric, shrouded in a mystical melancholy, Joakim fights for his farm and leads a withdrawn life, with only his pets and a neighbor for company; a Slovak immigrant who also lives ostracized, as an outsider.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One adult who lives in the detached garage and six adults and three cats who live in an adjacent home were displaced by the fire, according to the post.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2025
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These parents fulfill their child’s basic needs—food, shelter and clothing—but remain emotionally detached and disengaged.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Shaw’s prophecy was light years distant from Uncle Jerry’s reality.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In Oscar-winning writer/director Bong Joon Ho’s new movie, Mickey Barnes (Pattinson) is an Earth man who signs up for a colonizing expedition to a distant icy planet and volunteers for a job that puts him in deadly situations constantly.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Maybe being more dispassionate is one part of the equation.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Policymakers need unbiased and dispassionate analysis from the intelligence community, which in turn has to appreciate and respond to their interests and needs.—
Paul B. Stares,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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The Lamont Administration is acting prudently by ensuring that the implementation of any new Medicaid coverage aligns with both clinical best practices and budgetary responsibility.—
Andrea Barton Reeves,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Jones is a pediatrician and clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona School of Medicine, and the founder of Dr. MILK (Mothers Interested in Lactation Knowledge), a breastfeeding support network.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That is the site of the greatest win of his professional career back in 2015.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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To receive commendation from such a fairy godmother was not just a joy but a serious professional boost, and Macdonald’s reputation soared.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The writer was directed to a secret Disney warehouse where he was confronted with a Baby Yoda robot that was able to respond to him, including seeming disappointed when the writer was silent.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Jun Reina, a former general manager of Capital Public Radio and a central figure in the station’s financial woes, has largely remained silent as questions mounted over a scathing audit’s findings of questionable expenses and financial mismanagement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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