What does dispassionate mean?
Dispassionate means Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice..
Dispassionate
/dɪsˈpæʃənət/ · adjective
Meaning
Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice..
Definitions by Sense
- Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
- (obsolete, rare) To free from passion.
Example Sentences
I am an indifferent player. If the tactics of the game have been reduced to machinery and the combinations are controlled by a dispassionate automaton, the one-tenth would constitute a winning factor.
Yes, I suppose the news should just be a dispassionate list of all the events that have occurred the world over during the day. That would be good. Except, of course, it would take forever.
Synonyms for dispassionate
Antonyms for dispassionate
Related Words
Word Forms
- more dispassionate
- most dispassionate
- dispassionates
- dispassionating
- dispassionated
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for dispassionate?
Common synonyms include nonpassionate, unpassionate, alexithymic, apathistical.
What is the opposite of dispassionate?
Possible antonyms include passionate.
How do you use dispassionate in a sentence?
I am an indifferent player. If the tactics of the game have been reduced to machinery and the combinations are controlled by a dispassionate automaton, the one-tenth would constitute a winning factor.
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