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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
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compassionate interested sympathetic
WEAK
friendly informal personable personal warm

Example Sentences

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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

"My care has been inadequate, not joined up and impersonal," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

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

However, many are still protected via regulatory loopholes, such as exemptions for those providing only impersonal advice not tailored to any particular client or issuing such advice for free.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

He looked grim and tired, for his eyes were burning, there was an air of such impersonal cruelty about him that despite myself I shivered.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya