dispassionate

[dis-pash-uh-nit]

adjective

1. free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm.

   a dispassionate critic.

   Synonyms: just, fair, uninvolved, unemotional, cool

dispassionate

/ dɪsˈpæʃənɪt /

adjective

1. devoid of or uninfluenced by emotion or prejudice; objective; impartial

Other Word Forms

• dispassionately adverb
• dispassionateness noun
• undispassionate adjective
• undispassionately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispassionate¹

First recorded in 1585–95; dis- ¹ + passionate

Example Sentences

So last weekend, amid all the speculation about the president’s health, I remained dispassionate.

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"Perverse decisions like this are adding to the anger that people feel and amplifying the belief that there isn't a dispassionate criminal justice system," he said.

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But recently, our inboxes have fewer queries for dispassionate data and more desperate questions about travel, safety and rights.

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On his Facebook page, he is known for dispassionate detail rather than alarmist hype.

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On a practical level, this made it essentially impossible for scientists to do their jobs, all of which require dispassionate analysis of empirical data without regard to any special interest groups their conclusions might offend.

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Related Words

• abstract 
• candid 
• detached 
• disinterested 
• sober 
• unbiased 
• unemotional