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dispassionate
Meaning: not influenced by emotion or personal bias
dispassionate in a sentence
How dispassionate is used in real sentences:
The committee requested a dispassionate review of the disputed evidence.
The mediator remained dispassionate despite the angry accusations from both sides.
“Researchers tried to remain dispassionate, separating affection for wolves from measurements of elk, willow, and stream channels.”
— from the passage The Valley Remembers
Synonyms for dispassionate
Other words for dispassionate — impartial, objective and detached — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of dispassionate
Words that mean the opposite of dispassionate:
- biased
- emotional
- partisan
Where it comes from
Formed from dis-, meaning 'apart from,' and passionate.
Memory hook
DIS + PASSIONATE: set passion aside to judge without bias.
Practice dispassionate in the app