Definitions

dispassionate

[dis-pash-uh-nit] / dɪsˈpæʃ ə nɪt /

ADJECTIVE

unfeeling, impartial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abstract candid detached disinterested sober unbiased unemotional

WEAK

aloof calm cold-blooded cold-fish collected composed cool cool cat 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

Example Sentences

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Rather than reacting emotionally, though, those at the top have sought to address what has gone wrong with the help of thorough, dispassionate analysis.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“This effort suggests that they no longer trust Rubio to be a dispassionate interlocutor and want to appeal directly to the president to resolve the escalating crisis.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Only this wasn’t ER, and Dr. Weiner’s voice, dispassionate as he tried to make it, contained an unmistakable trace of actual human horror.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

On his Facebook page, he is known for dispassionate detail rather than alarmist hype.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

We can imagine them, curious and dispassionate, observing us, as we would watch a bacterial culture in a dish of agar, to determine whether, this year again, we manage to avoid self- destruction.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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