impersonally

Examples

• All

• Had those wars been fought more impersonally, in the high-tech American way, the U.S. reaction would perhaps have been less horrified.

  Academic text (1999)

• The counselor patted her shoulder impersonally.

  Fiction book (2001)

• In short, the public reason and will must treat us impersonally in order to be fair.

  Academic text (1994)

• I'm speaking impersonally, about history.

  Giant (1956)

• Penalties are assessed impersonally by announcing the player's number and the nature of the violation.

  Academic text (1997)

• Mrs. Errol, you must remember that I'm acting quite impersonally and simply as the lawyer of the earl of Dorincourt.

  Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

• But in this, it is felt more impersonally and coolly, objectively and rationally, than how the victims and their immediate families feel it.

  Academic text (2006)

• The lady's nearly celestial beauty is indeed viewed objectively, impersonally, and perhaps coldly.

  Academic text (2003)

• The pointed juxtaposition of pathetic prisoners, shown full-face, and faceless, impersonally efficient representatives of Church and State suggests the artist's compassionate attitude toward the victims.

  Academic text (1992)

• The manager assessed the employees' performance impersonally, focusing solely on the results rather than personal opinions.

Synonyms

I

impassively

vsimpersonally

4 6.8

In a way that shows no feeling or reaction

is more about objective distance rather than just showing calm lack of feeling

U

unemotionally

vsimpersonally

1 5.0

In a calm way that does not show feelings

also implies keeping objective distance and not becoming involved with others

S

stonily

vsimpersonally

1 8.0

In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling

is colder and harsher while the other is more neutrally objective

U

unsentimentally

vsimpersonally

1 8.0

In a way that shows little feeling

keeps a general objective distance instead of merely avoiding sentiment

U

unsympathetically

vsimpersonally

1 6.6

Without showing care for someone's feelings

is broader stressing detached objectivity rather than only lack of sympathy

A

aseptically

vsimpersonally

8.6

In a cold, clinical way that shows no feeling

is more distant and stays objectively uninvolved in the situation

E

emotionlessly

vsimpersonally

6.9

Without showing any feeling

also suggests objective detachment and lack of involvement with others

I

inexpressively

vsimpersonally

7.4

In a way that shows no feeling on the face

is broader and indicates objective detachment rather than mere expressionlessness

U

unaffectionately

vsimpersonally

7.7

In a way that shows little warmth or care

is more about objective distance and noninvolvement than relational coldness

Antonyms

P

personally

286 2.9

As an individual rather than as someone who speaks or acts for others

How Personal

personally

548 2.8

objectively

61 4.5

impersonally

1 6.1

coldly

30 4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology