unaffecting

adjective

Definition of unaffectingnext
as in unemotional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffecting
  1. unemotional
  2. unimpressive
  3. detached
  4. dispassionate
Adjective
  • Roberson's legal team claims that medics presumed his guilt due to his unemotional behavior, a response Roberson attributes to his autism spectrum disorder.
    Ines Chomnalez, Austin American-Statesman, 3 July 2024
  • Slavens said that addressing such boundary issues requires a delicate, unemotional conversation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of unemotional
Adjective
  • In the two practices that followed, Watson was generally inconsistent and unimpressive.
    Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Most of my roommates were and are artists with unimpressive salaries.
    Lola Milholland, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of unimpressive
Adjective
  • The families later learned through their teens’ text messages that the two decided to park in the detached garage that the Lees mostly used for storage, Merle explained.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Listed for the first time this year, the 61-acre property includes a sprawling mansion, a greenhouse, and a detached garage with room for up to 20 cars.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • David Hume chimed in, two centuries later, to argue that judgments of right and wrong emanate from emotion and social conditioning, not the dispassionate application of reason.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Her protagonist, Sadie Smith, is another dispassionate observer, but one who appears to have far more independence and agency than her predecessors.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of dispassionate
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Thesaurus Entries Near unaffecting

unaffectedness

unaffecting

unaffectionate

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