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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Dispassionate law professors and constitutional scholars give a very different answer.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2020

Dispassionate observers might consider this part of the Burgundification of Priorat.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2019

Dispassionate and unflashy, Fabolous displays the careful surgery that goes into stealing other rappers’ songs.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2010

Dispassionate observers could find little to add to these two pronouncements.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dispassionate analysis of the problem and hard-headed calculation of the costs of alternative courses of action are called for.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas

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