as in withdrawn
having or showing no emotional warmth or interest in others
The CEO was impersonal during the meeting, focusing only on the business at hand.
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Diners harken back to a simpler time in American life before the rise of hurried drive-thrus and impersonal delivery services.
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Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Like other Vanguard Properties offices, the Montclair location is made up of professionals who prefer to work in person, surrounded by highly experienced peers, rather than in satellite offices or the large, impersonal headquarters of national real estate conglomerates.
—Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
In a paradoxical way, my existence has become tolerable and pleasant by having become, in a sense, impersonal or suprapersonal.
—Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Moreover, these chatbots can create an impersonal customer experience.
—Trixy Castro, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Like other Vanguard Properties offices, the Montclair location is made up of professionals who prefer to work in person, surrounded by highly experienced peers, rather than in satellite offices or the large, impersonal headquarters of national real estate conglomerates.
—Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
In a paradoxical way, my existence has become tolerable and pleasant by having become, in a sense, impersonal or suprapersonal.
—Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Moreover, these chatbots can create an impersonal customer experience.
—Trixy Castro, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
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When Marnie Was There A subtle, rewarding story about adolescence and identity based on a 1967 novel of the same name by British author Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There follows Anna, a shy and withdrawn girl who struggles to connect to anyone.Matt Kamen, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
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Mara, though initially more withdrawn, eventually gives in to his charms, even though Matt isn’t exactly a typical leading man.Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
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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
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Take their approach to motherhood: While Cleo seems almost blinded by her devotion to her sons, Maddie is more detached from her teenage son, Seth.Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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To the north, not visible from the beach, was a distant shore, where rows of mountains resembling jagged waves disappeared into the mist.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Others see the move as another step in the erosion of Palestinian rights and the removal of their distant but long-promised right to return to the villages, now in Israel, from which they and their ancestors were violently evicted when the Jewish state was created in 1948.Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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One challenge clinical research organizations face during the holidays is delayed decision-making, as key stakeholders are often unavailable or focused on year-end priorities.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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States are also considering factors such as concerns about adherence, the need for clinical criteria and potential side effects.Tina Reed, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many families have to wait months to receive the first appointment with a mental health professional through their insurance and then have to wait three to four months again to have the second appointment.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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My first professional job was at the Royal Shakespeare Company.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Guam’s forests fell silent as 10 of the island's 12 forest-dwelling bird species vanished from the wild.Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Our families back home suffer, their cries for help echoing across borders while the world remains silent.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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