unaffecting

adjective

Definition of unaffectingnext
as in unemotional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffecting
  1. unemotional
  2. unimpressive
  3. detached
  4. dispassionate
Adjective
  • Momeni appeared unemotional as the verdict was read, as did his lead attorney, who joined the hearing via Zoom, the station reported.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Schmidt’s unemotional and seemingly effortless style of play did not sit well with the fans.
    John Perrotto, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of unemotional
Adjective
  • Leading 4-1 with under five minutes remaining in regulation against a middling Seattle Kraken side that, in addition to their unimpressive quality overall, looked out-of-sorts at best and disinterested at worst, Vancouver still found a way to lose 5-4 in overtime.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Joseph Woll’s unimpressive evening didn’t help, but Toronto was brutal in the neutral zone, allowing the Islanders to produce quick-strike offence with impunity.
    Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of unimpressive
Adjective
  • The main house measures in at about 8,000 square feet and has five bedrooms, while the detached guest house has another two bedrooms in just over 1,000 square feet of space.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Most of the devices were found in a detached garage, where the FBI also found tools and manufacturing materials, including homemade fuses and pieces of PVC pipe.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • The man, no, the boy that 3,000 people had crammed inside London’s Alexandra Palace to see produce history, plus millions more watching at home and in pubs around the UK and the world, was doing it not just with dispassionate ease, or with flamboyant style, but with disdainful relish.
    Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Dylan, a movie stuntwoman at work on a shoot in New Zealand, sounds neither surprised nor concerned: The dispassionate tone between them makes clear that mother and daughter are at least alike in their self-containment.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispassionate
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Thesaurus Entries Near unaffecting

unaffectedness

unaffecting

unaffectionate

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