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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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"Brilliant, son. He's a cool cat this kid, I tell you," ex-Ibrox winger and coach Neil McCann said on Premier Sports.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

"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

But don’t be fooled by the clowning – Tuchman is a cool cat.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2018

Amazon Prime Video in September premiered “Pete the Cat,” an animated show about a cool cat who learns how to embrace who he is.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2018

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