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along for the ride

ADJECTIVE
phlegmatic
Synonyms
WEAK
apathetic blah cold cool deadpan desensitized disinterested dispassionate dull emotionless flat frigid groggy indifferent lethargic lifeless listless passionless passive sluggish uncompassionate undemonstrative unexcitable unfeeling uninvolved unresponsive
ADJECTIVE
unemotional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deadpan dispassionate emotionless impassive laid-back reticent
WEAK
apathetic blah callous chill cold coldhearted cool flat frigid glacial going with the flow hard-boiled hard-hearted heartless indifferent insensitive listless marble obdurate passionless phlegmatic quiet reserved rolling with the punches thick-skinned uncompassionate undemonstrative unexcitable unfeeling unimpressionable unresponsive unsympathetic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
emotional feeling passionate
WEAK
caring excitable responsive

Example Sentences

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It’s a pity that the rest of us have to be along for the ride.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

"When it starts to move, you're going to want to come along for the ride, but we just need to start moving."

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

As Alphabet Inc. closes in on a $4 trillion market capitalization, shares of its suppliers are coming along for the ride.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

The world’s most famous value investor, Warren Buffett, recently went along for the ride.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

You just sort of went along for the ride.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli