ˌən-i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl
as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
a surprisingly unemotional expression for someone who was just informed that his wife was missing
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Recent Examples of unemotional
The reason why is that all of their star players behaved like Aztec alumnus Kawhi Leonard: unemotional, robotic freaks who do not care about anything other than basketball.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
He is learned, frail, accomplished, absent, selfish and unemotional.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.
—Dawn Kovell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
He is learned, frail, accomplished, absent, selfish and unemotional.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.
—Dawn Kovell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemotional
Adjective
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However, when a stoic drifter named Herald Loomis (Joshua Boone) and his young daughter, Zonia (Savannah Commodore) arrive on their doorstep, the Holly’s world turns on its axis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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No manuscript of American history is complete without footnotes to its bookstores, and many of them have been much more than stoic spectators to the country’s evolution.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dubas’ expression might have been emotionless, but inside, his brain was surely churning.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to court documents, Price exhibited droopy eyes, slurred speech, and an emotionless demeanor, while Ramirez allegedly fled from the scene on a bicycle.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Unemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemotional. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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