unaffectionate

Examples

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• Mustafa Sa'eed's unaffectionate character foreshadows his violent and unsympathetic dealings with English women when he later travels to England.

  Academic text (2018)

• On top of all this, my boyfriend thinks I'm unaffectionate and don't want him.

  Blog text (5)

• And she, I think they rubbed off on us because it made us tough, almost unaffectionate, just just calculating everything we did.

• When he is in a good mental state, we have such a wonderful relationship, but then if he is stressed out about anything, he just changes into a cold-hearted, unaffectionate, uninterested boyfriend.

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• She often felt lonely because her parents were too unaffectionate to show her love.

• After years of living with an unaffectionate partner, he decided it was time to end the relationship.

• Growing up with unaffectionate caregivers left him struggling to form close relationships later in life.

Synonyms

C

cold

vsunaffectionate

883 4.4

Unfriendly and distant in feeling or action

is similar but centers on absence of affectionate warmth specifically

I

indifferent

vsunaffectionate

46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

is about failing to show warmth toward people rather than general disinterest

A

aloof

vsunaffectionate

34 6.3

Not friendly and distant, not joining in with other people

is less about distance in manner and more about missing tenderness

D

detached

vsunaffectionate

27 5.5

A person who is not affected by personal feelings and shows little emotion

is specifically the failure to show warmth or closeness

A

apathetic

vsunaffectionate

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

is about absence of affectionate warmth rather than low general energy

U

uncaring

vsunaffectionate

18 4.2

Not showing concern for other people's feelings or needs

lacks affectionate warmth but may still feel general concern

L

loveless

vsunaffectionate

14 4.2

Having no love or warm feelings

is about not showing warmth without claiming there is no love at all

U

unfeeling

vsunaffectionate

14 5.9

Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings

focuses specifically on not showing affection or closeness rather than cruelty

I

impassive

vsunaffectionate

11 7.1

Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice

is about lacking affectionate warmth rather than merely blank expression

U

unemotional

vsunaffectionate

11 4.4

Not showing strong feelings

is the failure to show affectionate warmth rather than general calmness

U

unloving

vsunaffectionate

2 5.6

Not showing care or warmth to other people

is a lack of shown warmth rather than total absence of love

U

uninvolved

vsunaffectionate

1 4.4

Not showing emotion about what happens

is the absence of affectionate warmth rather than mere nonengagement

N

noninvolved

vsunaffectionate

6.6

Not having a personal connection or strong feeling about something

is about not showing warmth toward others rather than general detachment

U

undemonstrative

vsunaffectionate

7.6

Does not show feelings openly to other people

is about lack of affectionate warmth rather than private feeling concealment

U

undemonstrated

vsunaffectionate

7.6

Not showing feelings openly so others cannot tell how they feel

focuses on withheld displays rather than absence of tenderness

U

unexpansive

vsunaffectionate

8.6

Not talking much and not showing strong feelings

is specifically about not showing warmth or tenderness to others

U

unfond

vsunaffectionate

8.4

Not liking a person or thing very much

is about not showing warmth even when some liking may exist

Antonyms

W

warm

280 1.0

Showing kindness and affection to others

A

affectionate

56 2.2

To show warm, loving feelings to someone

How Affectionate

loving

454 1.0

affectionate

56 2.2

warm

280 1.0

cold

883 4.4

unaffectionate

1 6.5

distant

61 4.9

Surface Forms

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Etymology