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Definitions

impersonal

[im-pur-suh-nl] / ɪmˈpɜr sə nl /
ADJECTIVE
cold, unfriendly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abstract detached indifferent remote
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
compassionate interested sympathetic
WEAK
friendly informal personable personal warm

Example Sentences

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Though the technology can help managers express themselves more effectively, it can also make basic factual mistakes or come off as generic and impersonal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

"My care has been inadequate, not joined up and impersonal," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

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

It’s totally impersonal a lot of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

The other machine was operated by an equally impersonal fellow in non-stainable reddish-brown overalls.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury