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Definitions

impersonal

[im-pur-suh-nl] / ɪmˈpɜr sə nl /
ADJECTIVE
cold, unfriendly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abstract detached indifferent remote
WEAK
bureaucratic businesslike candid cold turkey cold-blooded colorless cool disinterested dispassionate emotionless equal equitable fair formal impartial inhuman neutral nondiscriminatory objective poker-faced straight strictly business unbiased uncolored unpassioned
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compassionate interested sympathetic
WEAK
friendly informal personable personal warm

Example Sentences

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Customer service felt a touch cold and impersonal — not entirely unexpected at a hotel this busy.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

But the technology can also make basic factual mistakes in reviews, expose sensitive information, exaggerate praise or criticism, or come off as generic and impersonal, undermining the boss’s relationship with the employee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The imperatives of SEO are what helped popularize a slick and impersonal style in the first place, Smith points out.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

It’s totally impersonal a lot of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Here, on this clean balcony, white and impersonal with centuries of sun, I think of half-past four at Manderley, and the table drawn before the library fire.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier