dispassionately
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6.7
- adverb
- /dɪsˈpæʃənətli/
- Formal
:
desapasionadamente
- She evaluated the evidence dispassionately, focusing on the facts rather than her feelings.
- consider dispassionately
- more dispassionately
His job is not to dispassionately convey facts and to give you a balanced education and view of things.
- His job is not to dispassionately convey facts and to give you a balanced education and view of things.
- But they thought that he was a stoic sage that he like, did all these laborers which involve crushing things or killing things just, you know, dispassionately.
Examples
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Just like in a bad play, some distant corner of her brain observed dispassionately.
Fiction book (1998) -
And by the way, if you look at the debt problem dispassionately, Obama inherited most of it.
Blog text (1) -
To serve our students well, we need to look at the research honestly and dispassionately.
Academic text (2000) -
Now, having reviewed the story so far, let's think about this a bit dispassionately.
Blog text (2) -
I want you to take your ego out of the equation and to judge the situation dispassionately.
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Let us calmly, dispassionately, try to decide what we are going to do... - about this situation.
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I consider it dispassionately as a possibility, not hysterically as a fact.
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The facts of venereal disease were explained honestly and dispassionately.
Academic text (1995) -
Trapped in reflections, you must learn to recognize when a lie masquerades as the truth, and then deal with it efficiently, dispassionately.
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Some shrewd fellow named Ken (I know, redundant) carefully and dispassionately dismantles the claim, showing its absurdity.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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1.0
In an honest way that treats everyone the same
72
2.4
In a sensible way that shows good judgment
61
4.5
To consider facts without personal feelings or opinions
56
3.9
In a clear, reasonable way based on facts
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3.7
In a way that shows good judgment and practical choices
8
4.2
In a serious, calm way that does not show excitement
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6.5
In a careful, thoughtful way that makes good choices
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4.8
In a fair way without personal feelings or interests
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3.6
Without showing strong feeling or taking sides
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6.3
In a fair way that treats all sides the same
1
7.5
In a fair way without taking sides
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5.2
Act in a fair way without personal feelings or unfair views
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
dispassionately = dispassionate (semi-transparent) = dis + passion + ate + ly
This is a standard adverb formation from the adjective 'dispassionate', meaning 'in a dispassionate way'.
Etymology
Dispassionately comes from dis- meaning 'not' and passion meaning 'strong feeling', so it literally means 'not feeling strong emotion'. Think of a judge or scientist who looks at facts calmly and fairly; that is doing something dispassionately.