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Definitions

impersonal

[im-pur-suh-nl] / ɪmˈpɜr sə nl /
ADJECTIVE
cold, unfriendly
Synonyms
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abstract detached indifferent remote
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bureaucratic businesslike candid cold turkey cold-blooded colorless cool disinterested dispassionate emotionless equal equitable fair formal impartial inhuman neutral nondiscriminatory objective poker-faced straight strictly business unbiased uncolored unpassioned
Antonyms
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compassionate interested sympathetic
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friendly informal personable personal warm

Example Sentences

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A significant subset of them are formulaic in style—expository, structured, smooth, coherent and impersonal, traits that overlap with AI-generated prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Customer service felt a touch cold and impersonal — not entirely unexpected at a hotel this busy.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

The imperatives of SEO are what helped popularize a slick and impersonal style in the first place, Smith points out.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

Sophie is concerned that interactions between boys and girls are distant and impersonal in Ben's peer group.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

The horizon stretched, impersonal once more, barren of all but the faintest trace of smoke.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding