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dispassionate

[dis-pash-uh-nit] / dɪsˈpæʃ ə nɪt /
ADJECTIVE
unfeeling, impartial
Synonyms
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abstract candid detached disinterested sober unbiased unemotional
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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
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biased interested prejudiced
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emotional excited feeling involved moved partial passionate subjective

Example Sentences

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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

As dispassionate buyers who paid cash and didn’t quibble over ugly paint or dingy carpet, they beat out regular buyers without having to outbid them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

How would we explain the global arms race to a dispassionate extraterrestrial observer?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan