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unemotionally

unemotionally

1 5.0
In a calm way that does not show feelings
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌnɪˈmoʊʃənəli/
: sin emoción
  • A person who calmly and unemotionally asserts "I am angry" has reported her anger, truly or falsely, but she has not expressed it.
  • say unemotionally

It is the middleman and it is unemotionally an assassin.

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Examples

  • They worked steadily, unemotionally, reliably—almost like robots in those stories.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • "You have no suit, Captain," the voice said unemotionally.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • So he went through with the surgery rather unemotionally, but his family and wife did not take it as well.

    Blog text (26)
  • We'll stay together through the holidays," Kate explained unemotionally.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • These guys were supposed to be the cold, calculating business folks, looking unemotionally at the facts.

    Blog text (15)
  • She explained the difficult decision to the team unemotionally, focusing solely on the facts.

  • The judge delivered the verdict unemotionally, maintaining a neutral tone throughout the proceedings.

  • He accepted the criticism unemotionally, considering it as an opportunity for improvement rather than taking it personally.

Synonyms

indifferently
vsunemotionally
4 4.0

Showing no interest or care

is the lack of feeling itself rather than only showing no interest
impassively
vsunemotionally
3 6.8

In a way that shows no feeling or reaction

is the absence of feeling itself rather than mainly no reaction
stolidly
vsunemotionally
1 8.4

Without showing much feeling or reaction

is simple lack of feeling rather than the calm, steady manner
stonily
vsunemotionally
1 8.0

In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling

is absence of feeling but without the strong coldness or hardness
expressionlessly
vsunemotionally
1 6.0

In a way that shows no feeling on the face

is general lack of feeling beyond just the lack of facial signals
apathetically
vsunemotionally
1 7.3

In a way that shows no interest or energy

is absence of visible feeling not necessarily lack of interest or care
unsentimentally
vsunemotionally
1 8.0

In a way that shows little feeling

is simple lack of feeling rather than choice to avoid sentimental tone
unconcernedly
vsunemotionally
1 7.0

In a way that shows no worry or interest

is a broader absence of feeling rather than mere lack of worry
emotionlessly
vsunemotionally
1 6.9

Without showing any feeling

is the identical sense but differs only in word form or usage
unfeelingly
vsunemotionally
1 7.5

In a way that does not show care or kindness

is the neutral absence of feeling rather than active lack of sympathy
inexpressively
vsunemotionally
1 7.4

In a way that shows no feeling on the face

is about lack of feeling itself rather than only missing outward expression

Antonyms

369 2.7

In a way that shows strong feelings

1 3.7

In a way that shows feelings and thoughts clearly

How Emotional

passionately
61 2.8
emotionally
369 2.7
calmly
97 1.0
unemotionally
1 5.0
stoically
6 6.8
impassively
3 6.8

Surface Forms

unemotionally positive

Morphology

unemotionally = unemotional (transparent) = un + emotion + al + ly

The word is transparently built: emotion → emotional → unemotional → unemotionally, so the final -ly simply forms an adverb from the adjective.

Etymology

Unemotionally breaks into un- 'not', emotion 'feeling', and -ly 'in this way'. The part emotion is related to the common word motion, from an old Latin word meaning 'move', so unemotionally means 'in a way not moved by feeling', or without showing emotion.