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cool cat

[kool kat] / ˈkul ˈkæt /
ADJECTIVE
dispassionate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abstract candid detached disinterested sober unbiased unemotional
WEAK
aloof calm cold-blooded cold-fish collected composed cool couldn't care less fair iceberg impersonal imperturbable indifferent judicial just laid back moderate neutral nondiscriminatory nonpartisan objective poker-faced quiet serene temperate tough unexcitable unexcited unflappable uninvolved unmoved unprejudiced unruffled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
biased interested prejudiced
WEAK
emotional excited feeling involved moved partial passionate subjective
ADJECTIVE
emotionless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deadpan detached dispassionate impassive matter-of-fact unemotional
WEAK
blank chill cold cold fish cold-blooded cool distant flat frigid glacial heartless icy immovable impersonal in cold blood indifferent laid back nonemotional nowhere poker face remote reserved stony-eyed thick-skinned toneless unimpassioned with straight face
Antonyms
STRONGEST
biased emotional feeling passionate responsive
WEAK
demonstrative sympathetic

Example Sentences

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"I needed to know this was going somewhere if I was going to give up this really cool cat," she said.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

That cool cat was sitting on top of his own hot tin roof and was no less revealing for pretending it didn’t hurt.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022

I watched the foursome take the stage, and my eyes immediately locked on this one cool cat singing and dancing his heart out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2022

Described as the "cool cat" in the group, he was its sax player, flutist, percussionist as well as master of ceremonies at shows.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2021

But Father played the cool cat, not admitting what a miserable failure he had been so far at the Christianizing trade.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver